fastforward on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "fastforward" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install fastforward on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -S
            
                        
                fastforward
            
                    
    
    Copied

* (Optional) Uninstall fastforward on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fastforward
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Manually Install "fastforward" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone fastforward's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fastforward.git 
            
                        
                ~/fastforward
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/fastforward folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/fastforward
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the fastforward package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 241984
Name: fastforward
PackageBaseID: 75667
PackageBase: fastforward
Version: 0.51-2
Description: fastforward handles qmail forwarding according to a cdb database
URL: http://cr.yp.to/fastforward.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1700234642
Maintainer: uffe
Submitter: uffe
FirstSubmitted: 1385334606
LastModified: 1445591521
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fastforward.tar.gz