iwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "iwatch" 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 iwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall iwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 275720
Name: iwatch
PackageBaseID: 67688
PackageBase: iwatch
Version: 0.2.2-3
Description: realtime filesystem monitoring program using inotify
URL: https://iwatch.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mbunkus
Submitter: mbunkus
FirstSubmitted: 1362225840
LastModified: 1455567390
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/iwatch.tar.gz