dnstop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dnstop" 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 dnstop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dnstop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1195518
Name: dnstop
PackageBaseID: 18880
PackageBase: dnstop
Version: 20140915-3
Description: displays various tables of DNS traffic on your network
URL: http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop
NumVotes: 35
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Redbrain17
Submitter: lp76
FirstSubmitted: 1217842774
LastModified: 1673472713
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dnstop.tar.gz