pigz-gzip-symlink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "pigz-gzip-symlink" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install pigz-gzip-symlink on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S pigz-gzip-symlink

* (Optional) Uninstall pigz-gzip-symlink on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns pigz-gzip-symlink

2. Manually Install "pigz-gzip-symlink" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone pigz-gzip-symlink's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pigz-gzip-symlink.git ~/pigz-gzip-symlink

c. Go to ~/pigz-gzip-symlink folder and install it

$ cd ~/pigz-gzip-symlink $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the pigz-gzip-symlink package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1090299
Name: pigz-gzip-symlink
PackageBaseID: 179421
PackageBase: pigz-gzip-symlink
Version: 1-1
Description: Symlinks gzip to pigz
URL:
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cass
FirstSubmitted: 1654414187
LastModified: 1654414187
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pigz-gzip-symlink.tar.gz