kafkactl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "kafkactl" 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 kafkactl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kafkactl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427012
Name: kafkactl
PackageBaseID: 146602
PackageBase: kafkactl
Version: 5.0.6-3
Description: Command Line Tool for managing Apache Kafka
URL: https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 1.4E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sldk
Submitter: sldk
FirstSubmitted: 1573649852
LastModified: 1710411116
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kafkactl.tar.gz