gftp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "gftp" 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 gftp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gftp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1272265
Name: gftp
PackageBaseID: 191662
PackageBase: gftp
Version: 2.9.1b-5
Description: A multithreaded ftp client for X Windows
URL: https://www.gftp.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.798051
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: twelveeighty
Submitter: twelveeighty
FirstSubmitted: 1679066660
LastModified: 1686586341
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gftp.tar.gz