patool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "patool" 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 patool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall patool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1409286
Name: patool
PackageBaseID: 67545
PackageBase: patool
Version: 2.2.0-1
Description: portable command line archive file manager
URL: https://wummel.github.io/patool/
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 2.979378
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1361774014
LastModified: 1707946721
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/patool.tar.gz