fakepkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 30,2024

1. Install "fakepkg" 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 fakepkg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fakepkg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1142268
Name: fakepkg
PackageBaseID: 94501
PackageBase: fakepkg
Version: 1.42.2-1
Description: Tool to reassemble installed packages from its deliverd files. It comes in handy if there is no internet connection available and you have no access to an up-to-date package cache
URL: https://github.com/Edenhofer/fakepkg
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0.19109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: edh
Submitter: edh
FirstSubmitted: 1434225627
LastModified: 1663704388
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fakepkg.tar.gz