fdformat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "fdformat" 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 fdformat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fdformat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1135962
Name: fdformat
PackageBaseID: 185544
PackageBase: fdformat
Version: 2.38.1-1
Description: fdformat from util-linux
URL: https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jjguti
Submitter: jjguti
FirstSubmitted: 1662477091
LastModified: 1662477091
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fdformat.tar.gz