drivesync on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "drivesync" 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 drivesync on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall drivesync on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 609878
Name: drivesync
PackageBaseID: 129111
PackageBase: drivesync
Version: 1.4.0-2
Description: Google Drive synchronization for Linux
URL: https://github.com/MStadlmeier/drivesync
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: marcoscarpetta
FirstSubmitted: 1515584912
LastModified: 1557073139
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/drivesync.tar.gz