pktstat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pktstat" 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 pktstat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pktstat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 660817
Name: pktstat
PackageBaseID: 23015
PackageBase: pktstat
Version: 1.8.5-3
Description: Real-time interface traffic viewer for curses.
URL: http://www.adaptive-enterprises.com.au/~d/software/pktstat/
NumVotes: 28
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: donvla
FirstSubmitted: 1231599285
LastModified: 1572333850
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pktstat.tar.gz