dosfstools-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install dosfstools-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S dosfstools-git

* (Optional) Uninstall dosfstools-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns dosfstools-git

2. Manually Install "dosfstools-git" via AUR

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone dosfstools-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dosfstools-git.git ~/dosfstools-git

c. Go to ~/dosfstools-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/dosfstools-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the dosfstools-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1238075
Name: dosfstools-git
PackageBaseID: 140470
PackageBase: dosfstools-git
Version: 4.2.r42.g58212c5-1
Description: DOS filesystem utilities
URL: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1553153752
LastModified: 1680895356
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dosfstools-git.tar.gz