dropwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "dropwatch" 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 dropwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dropwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1072326
Name: dropwatch
PackageBaseID: 151958
PackageBase: dropwatch
Version: 1.5.4-1
Description: Project to detect packet drops in Linux kernel
URL: https://github.com/nhorman/dropwatch
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 2bluesc
Submitter: 2bluesc
FirstSubmitted: 1587767074
LastModified: 1651021875
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dropwatch.tar.gz