ferret on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ferret" 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 ferret on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ferret on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1020963
Name: ferret
PackageBaseID: 146717
PackageBase: ferret
Version: 0.16.5-1
Description: A web scraping system aiming to simplify data extraction from the web
URL: https://www.montferret.dev
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ogarcia
Submitter: ogarcia
FirstSubmitted: 1574066944
LastModified: 1642577996
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ferret.tar.gz