ftop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "ftop" 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 ftop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ftop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 583140
Name: ftop
PackageBaseID: 139326
PackageBase: ftop
Version: 1.0-1
Description: Utility that shows shows progress of open files and file systems
URL: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ftop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: liberodark
Submitter: liberodark
FirstSubmitted: 1549372322
LastModified: 1549372322
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ftop.tar.gz