pcapfix on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "pcapfix" 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 pcapfix on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pcapfix on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1391271
Name: pcapfix
PackageBaseID: 127254
PackageBase: pcapfix
Version: 1.1.7-1
Description: tries to repair your broken pcap and pcapng files
URL: https://f00l.de/pcapfix/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.319911
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: marek22k
Submitter: yanganto
FirstSubmitted: 1510757967
LastModified: 1706039177
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pcapfix.tar.gz