mdbtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "mdbtools" 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 mdbtools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mdbtools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 978592
Name: mdbtools
PackageBaseID: 1614
PackageBase: mdbtools
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Utilities for viewing data and exporting schema from Microsoft Access database files
URL: https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools
NumVotes: 75
Popularity: 2.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cdrozak
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1122518375
LastModified: 1635082536
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mdbtools.tar.gz