pixz-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "pixz-git" 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 pixz-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pixz-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "pixz-git" 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 pixz-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 231860
Name: pixz-git
PackageBaseID: 49137
PackageBase: pixz-git
Version: r206.8d318b9-1
Description: parallel, indexed xz compressor
URL: https://github.com/vasi/pixz
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0.652055
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: The_Loko
Submitter: synthead
FirstSubmitted: 1305649755
LastModified: 1442602738
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pixz-git.tar.gz