hosts-update on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "hosts-update" 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 hosts-update on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                hosts-update
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall hosts-update on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                hosts-update
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "hosts-update" 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 hosts-update's git locally


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


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

ID: 885990
Name: hosts-update
PackageBaseID: 75438
PackageBase: hosts-update
Version: 1.38-1
Description: Injects the mvps blocklist to /etc/hosts to prevent thousands of parasites, hijackers and unwanted adware/spyware/privacy websites from working.
URL: https://github.com/graysky2/hosts-update
NumVotes: 58
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: graysky
Submitter: graysky
FirstSubmitted: 1384618934
LastModified: 1617213524
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hosts-update.tar.gz