fetchmirrors on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "fetchmirrors" 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 fetchmirrors on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                fetchmirrors
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall fetchmirrors on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fetchmirrors
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "fetchmirrors" 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 fetchmirrors's git locally


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


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

ID: 842405
Name: fetchmirrors
PackageBaseID: 135076
PackageBase: fetchmirrors
Version: 0.6-4
Description: Fetch and rank new pacman mirrorlist
URL: https://github.com/deadhead420/fetchmirrors
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: deadhead
Submitter: deadhead
FirstSubmitted: 1534254208
LastModified: 1609764624
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fetchmirrors.tar.gz