diffn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "diffn" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install diffn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall diffn on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "diffn" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone diffn's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/diffn.git 
            
                        
                ~/diffn
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/diffn folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/diffn
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diffn package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 186616
Name: diffn
PackageBaseID: 68842
PackageBase: diffn
Version: 0-1
Description: Efficient comparison of multiple large files
URL: http://volkerschatz.com/unix/uware/diffn.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: deepsoul
Submitter: deepsoul
FirstSubmitted: 1365175305
LastModified: 1433800033
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/diffn.tar.gz