netkit-bsd-finger on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "netkit-bsd-finger" 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 netkit-bsd-finger on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                netkit-bsd-finger
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall netkit-bsd-finger on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                netkit-bsd-finger
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "netkit-bsd-finger" 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 netkit-bsd-finger's git locally


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


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

ID: 966073
Name: netkit-bsd-finger
PackageBaseID: 89756
PackageBase: netkit-bsd-finger
Version: 0.17-10
Description: BSD-finger ported to Linux
URL: http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/Networking/netkit
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.057844
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: starfry
Submitter: ilpianista
FirstSubmitted: 1422098467
LastModified: 1632680079
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/netkit-bsd-finger.tar.gz