pkgextract on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "pkgextract" 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 pkgextract on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pkgextract on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203990
Name: pkgextract
PackageBaseID: 13872
PackageBase: pkgextract
Version: 0.2-3
Description: This script extracts rpm and deb archives
URL: http://www.archlinux.org/
NumVotes: 84
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1195584661
LastModified: 1435506955
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pkgextract.tar.gz