pkgdistcache on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "pkgdistcache" 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 pkgdistcache on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S pkgdistcache

* (Optional) Uninstall pkgdistcache on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns pkgdistcache

2. Manually Install "pkgdistcache" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone pkgdistcache's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgdistcache.git ~/pkgdistcache

c. Go to ~/pkgdistcache folder and install it

$ cd ~/pkgdistcache $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the pkgdistcache package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1140913
Name: pkgdistcache
PackageBaseID: 29407
PackageBase: pkgdistcache
Version: 0.5.1-3
Description: A distributed local-network cache for pacman packages
URL: http://venator.ath.cx/dw/doku.php?id=linux:pkgdistcache
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1250631453
LastModified: 1663428304
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pkgdistcache.tar.gz