ect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 25,2025

1. Install "ect" 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 ect on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ect on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1382630
Name: ect
PackageBaseID: 133883
PackageBase: ect
Version: 0.9.5-1
Description: File compressor, supports postcompression of PNG, JPEG, GZIP and ZIP files
URL: https://github.com/fhanau/efficient-compression-tool
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.925901
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SunRed
Submitter: wilbowma
FirstSubmitted: 1530332968
LastModified: 1704744005
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ect.tar.gz