hostsblock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "hostsblock" 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 hostsblock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hostsblock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 602075
Name: hostsblock
PackageBaseID: 58976
PackageBase: hostsblock
Version: 0.999.8.1-1
Description: An ad- and malware-blocking utility for POSIX systems
URL: https://github.com/gaenserich/hostsblock
NumVotes: 52
Popularity: 0.028335
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jav209
Submitter: jav209
FirstSubmitted: 1336087088
LastModified: 1554671657
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hostsblock.tar.gz