filebeat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "filebeat" 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 filebeat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall filebeat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1422448
Name: filebeat
PackageBaseID: 174832
PackageBase: beats
Version: 8.12.2-1
Description: Sends log files to Logstash or directly to Elasticsearch
URL: https://www.elastic.co/products/beats
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 5.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Khorne
Submitter: hashworks
FirstSubmitted: 1641659436
LastModified: 1709812219
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/filebeat.tar.gz