pkcrack on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "pkcrack" 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 pkcrack on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pkcrack on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 874421
Name: pkcrack
PackageBaseID: 114561
PackageBase: pkcrack
Version: 1.2.2-4
Description: An algorithm for breaking the PkZip cipher that was devised by Eli Biham and Paul Kocher.
URL: https://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~conrad/krypto/pkcrack.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: marcs
Submitter: marcs
FirstSubmitted: 1470928654
LastModified: 1615214053
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pkcrack.tar.gz