hactool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "hactool" 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 hactool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hactool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 810361
Name: hactool
PackageBaseID: 159227
PackageBase: hactool
Version: 1.4.0-1
Description: a tool to view information about common file formats for the Nintendo Switch
URL: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.076907
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawlinson
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1603872358
LastModified: 1603872358
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hactool.tar.gz