mktorrent-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "mktorrent-git" 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 mktorrent-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mktorrent-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mktorrent-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mktorrent-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mktorrent-git" 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 mktorrent-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 974140
Name: mktorrent-git
PackageBaseID: 117360
PackageBase: mktorrent-git
Version: r121.de7d011-1
Description: A simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
URL: https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.03769
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nulldev
Submitter: spychalski
FirstSubmitted: 1480196434
LastModified: 1634186272
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mktorrent-git.tar.gz