fget on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 13,2024

1. Install "fget" 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 fget on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fget on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 189641
Name: fget
PackageBaseID: 5588
PackageBase: fget
Version: 0.4.1-4
Description: a minimal http/ftp download tool
URL: http://www.fefe.de/fget/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: stevenhoneyman
Submitter: mcmilk
FirstSubmitted: 1150143672
LastModified: 1433873344
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fget.tar.gz