netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 10,2025

1. Install "netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6" 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-ipv6 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6" 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-ipv6's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6.git 
            
                        
                ~/netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 966084
Name: netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
PackageBaseID: 40341
PackageBase: netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6
Version: 0.17+deb17-1
Description: bsd-finger ported to Linux, with IPv6 and other Debian patches
URL: ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.05827
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawity
Submitter: grawity
FirstSubmitted: 1283031530
LastModified: 1632683281
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/netkit-bsd-finger-ipv6.tar.gz