pacfinder on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "pacfinder" 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 pacfinder on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacfinder on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1057629
Name: pacfinder
PackageBaseID: 176495
PackageBase: pacfinder
Version: 1.2-1
Description: Pacman repository & package explorer for Arch Linux.
URL: https://github.com/stevenbenner/pacfinder
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.000682
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: stevenbenner
Submitter: stevenbenner
FirstSubmitted: 1646062992
LastModified: 1648405428
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacfinder.tar.gz