mbuffer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 13,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "mbuffer" 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 mbuffer on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mbuffer on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1068665
Name: mbuffer
PackageBaseID: 97977
PackageBase: mbuffer
Version: 20220418-1
Description: A tool for buffering data streams.
URL: http://www.maier-komor.de/mbuffer.html
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0.727248
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: khenderick
FirstSubmitted: 1439961482
LastModified: 1650333462
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mbuffer.tar.gz