multitail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "multitail" 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 multitail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall multitail on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1344701
Name: multitail
PackageBaseID: 192172
PackageBase: multitail
Version: 7.1.2-1
Description: Lets you view one or multiple files like the original tail program
URL: https://www.vanheusden.com/multitail
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.113356
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tarball
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680342875
LastModified: 1698689105
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/multitail.tar.gz