diffoscope-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "diffoscope-git" 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 diffoscope-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                diffoscope-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall diffoscope-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                diffoscope-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "diffoscope-git" 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 diffoscope-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 549125
Name: diffoscope-git
PackageBaseID: 103278
PackageBase: diffoscope-git
Version: 103-1
Description: Tool for in-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories
URL: https://diffoscope.org/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: anthraxx
Submitter: anthraxx
FirstSubmitted: 1447428289
LastModified: 1538596289
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/diffoscope-git.tar.gz