pmacct on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "pmacct" 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 pmacct on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pmacct on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1404188
Name: pmacct
PackageBaseID: 39267
PackageBase: pmacct
Version: 1.7.8-1
Description: Accounting and aggregation toolsuite for IPv4 and IPv6 able to collect data through libpcap, Netlink/ULOG, Netflow and sFlow
URL: http://www.pmacct.net/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: xav
FirstSubmitted: 1280396408
LastModified: 1707105330
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pmacct.tar.gz