pacfoster on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 05,2025

1. Install "pacfoster" 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 pacfoster on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacfoster on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 879804
Name: pacfoster
PackageBaseID: 41395
PackageBase: pacfoster
Version: 0.1-2
Description: A cleaning script similar to 'debfoster', using the pacman build system.
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=834436
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 1
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Florian
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1285967118
LastModified: 1616247024
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacfoster.tar.gz