pg_repack on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "pg_repack" 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 pg_repack on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pg_repack on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1424274
Name: pg_repack
PackageBaseID: 66007
PackageBase: pg_repack
Version: 1.5.0-2
Description: Reorganize tables in PostgreSQL databases with minimal locks (fork of pg_reorg)
URL: https://reorg.github.io/pg_repack/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: drakkan
Submitter: intgr
FirstSubmitted: 1357298893
LastModified: 1710061771
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pg_repack.tar.gz