dwdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "dwdiff" 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 dwdiff on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dwdiff on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1381719
Name: dwdiff
PackageBaseID: 192140
PackageBase: dwdiff
Version: 2.1.4-7
Description: A diff program that operates at the word level instead of the line level
URL: https://os.ghalkes.nl/dwdiff.html
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.002105
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: amish
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680303091
LastModified: 1704615907
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dwdiff.tar.gz