kcat-cli on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "kcat-cli" 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 kcat-cli on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kcat-cli on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kcat-cli" 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 kcat-cli's git locally


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


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

ID: 1357816
Name: kcat-cli
PackageBaseID: 170392
PackageBase: kcat-cli
Version: 1.7.1-1
Description: A generic non-JVM producer and consumer for Apache Kafka, think of it as a netcat for Kafka
URL: https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 4.8E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dharrigan
Submitter: dharrigan
FirstSubmitted: 1629956597
LastModified: 1700721941
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kcat-cli.tar.gz