gzip-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "gzip-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 gzip-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S gzip-git

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

$ yay -Rns gzip-git

2. Manually Install "gzip-git" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone gzip-git's git locally

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

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

$ cd ~/gzip-git $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 1239238
Name: gzip-git
PackageBaseID: 124763
PackageBase: gzip-git
Version: 1.12.r42.g156d0e1-1
Description: A data compression program
URL: https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1502541966
LastModified: 1681136300
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gzip-git.tar.gz