esptool-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "esptool-git" 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 esptool-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                esptool-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall esptool-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                esptool-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "esptool-git" 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 esptool-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1052263
Name: esptool-git
PackageBaseID: 87865
PackageBase: esptool-git
Version: 3.2.r59.gb3ccbaf-1
Description: A cute Python utility to communicate with the ROM bootloader in Espressif ESP8266
URL: https://github.com/espressif/esptool
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jkhsjdhjs
Submitter: MatejSpindler
FirstSubmitted: 1417420760
LastModified: 1647477203
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/esptool-git.tar.gz