dnslookup on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "dnslookup" 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 dnslookup on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dnslookup on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dnslookup" 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 dnslookup's git locally


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


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

ID: 1408109
Name: dnslookup
PackageBaseID: 172073
PackageBase: dnslookup
Version: 1.10.0-1
Description: Simple command line utility to make DNS lookups to the specified server
URL: https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: helioloureiro
Submitter: jorgicio
FirstSubmitted: 1634329264
LastModified: 1707753873
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dnslookup.tar.gz