ntpdate on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" 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 ntpdate on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ntpdate on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1373792
Name: ntpdate
PackageBaseID: 19145
PackageBase: ntpdate
Version: 4.2.8.p17-1
Description: Client for the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
URL: http://www.ntp.org/
NumVotes: 169
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: muflone
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1218915551
LastModified: 1703202698
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ntpdate.tar.gz