fatcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "fatcat" 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 fatcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fatcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1257769
Name: fatcat
PackageBaseID: 127206
PackageBase: fatcat
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: FAT filesystems explore, extract, repair, and forensic tool
URL: https://github.com/Gregwar/fatcat
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GI_Jack
Submitter: GI_Jack
FirstSubmitted: 1510548629
LastModified: 1684040524
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fatcat.tar.gz