e2tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "e2tools" 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 e2tools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall e2tools on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "e2tools" 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 e2tools's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/e2tools.git 
            
                        
                ~/e2tools
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/e2tools folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/e2tools
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the e2tools package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 707426
Name: e2tools
PackageBaseID: 99311
PackageBase: e2tools
Version: 0.1.0-3
Description: A simple set of GPL'ed utilities to read, write, and manipulate files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem.
URL: https://github.com/e2tools/e2tools/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: asgavar
Submitter: gciruelos
FirstSubmitted: 1441336787
LastModified: 1584141340
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/e2tools.tar.gz