hostblock-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "hostblock-bin" 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 hostblock-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S hostblock-bin

* (Optional) Uninstall hostblock-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns hostblock-bin

2. Manually Install "hostblock-bin" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone hostblock-bin's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/hostblock-bin folder and install it

$ cd ~/hostblock-bin $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the hostblock-bin package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 232068
Name: hostblock-bin
PackageBaseID: 100325
PackageBase: hostblock-bin
Version: 1.0.1-1
Description: Simple terminal interface for blocking websites via the /etc/hosts file. Binary package.
URL: https://github.com/cgag/hostblock
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: theRealPadster
FirstSubmitted: 1442674796
LastModified: 1442675027
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hostblock-bin.tar.gz