gitbrute-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 01,2024

1. Install "gitbrute-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install gitbrute-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S gitbrute-git

* (Optional) Uninstall gitbrute-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns gitbrute-git

2. Manually Install "gitbrute-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone gitbrute-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gitbrute-git.git ~/gitbrute-git

c. Go to ~/gitbrute-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/gitbrute-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the gitbrute-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 885757
Name: gitbrute-git
PackageBaseID: 105424
PackageBase: gitbrute-git
Version: r12.16d0dee-1
Description: Brute-force a git commit hash
URL: https://github.com/bradfitz/gitbrute
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1451749650
LastModified: 1617166411
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gitbrute-git.tar.gz