lib7zip on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 03,2025

1. Install "lib7zip" 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 lib7zip on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lib7zip on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "lib7zip" 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 lib7zip's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lib7zip.git 
            
                        
                ~/lib7zip
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/lib7zip folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/lib7zip
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lib7zip package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1245106
Name: lib7zip
PackageBaseID: 135572
PackageBase: lib7zip
Version: 3.0.0_17.04-3
Description: A library using 7z.dll/7z.so(from 7-Zip) to handle different archive types.
URL: https://github.com/stonewell/lib7zip
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: doragasu
Submitter: doragasu
FirstSubmitted: 1535754834
LastModified: 1682236907
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lib7zip.tar.gz