nsdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 12,2024

1. Install "nsdiff" 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 nsdiff on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nsdiff on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1185132
Name: nsdiff
PackageBaseID: 152086
PackageBase: nsdiff
Version: 1.82-2
Description: Create an 'nsupdate' script from DNS zone file differences
URL: https://dotat.at/prog/nsdiff/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawity
Submitter: grawity
FirstSubmitted: 1588079601
LastModified: 1671446383
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nsdiff.tar.gz