dropbox-cli on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dropbox-cli" 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 dropbox-cli on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                dropbox-cli
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall dropbox-cli on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1329719
Name: dropbox-cli
PackageBaseID: 34310
PackageBase: dropbox-cli
Version: 2023.09.06-1
Description: Command line interface for Dropbox
URL: http://www.dropbox.com
NumVotes: 472
Popularity: 0.782942
OutOfDate: 1707128661
Maintainer: frealgagu
Submitter: msquared
FirstSubmitted: 1265292202
LastModified: 1696627535
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dropbox-cli.tar.gz