fileformat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "fileformat" 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 fileformat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fileformat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1144043
Name: fileformat
PackageBaseID: 171736
PackageBase: fileformat
Version: 0.4.0-1
Description: Tool for recognizing file formats.
URL: https://gitlab.com/os-18/fileformat
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Vindex
Submitter: Vindex
FirstSubmitted: 1633559232
LastModified: 1664099845
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fileformat.tar.gz