loop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "loop" 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 loop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall loop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 698045
Name: loop
PackageBaseID: 133844
PackageBase: loop
Version: 944df76-1
Description: UNIX's missing loop command
URL: https://github.com/Miserlou/Loop
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000168
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Phaotee
Submitter: Phaotee
FirstSubmitted: 1530232898
LastModified: 1581977708
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/loop.tar.gz