dwarfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "dwarfs" 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 dwarfs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dwarfs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1422625
Name: dwarfs
PackageBaseID: 160415
PackageBase: dwarfs
Version: 0.9.6-1
Description: A fast high compression read-only file system
URL: https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0.600746
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: KokaKiwi
Submitter: KokaKiwi
FirstSubmitted: 1606737446
LastModified: 1709831762
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dwarfs.tar.gz