memstat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "memstat" 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 memstat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall memstat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 525095
Name: memstat
PackageBaseID: 20882
PackageBase: memstat
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Identify what's using up virtual memory
URL: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/memstat
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1224551614
LastModified: 1531102954
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/memstat.tar.gz