polyfile-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "polyfile-git" 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 polyfile-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                polyfile-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall polyfile-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                polyfile-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "polyfile-git" 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 polyfile-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1107523
Name: polyfile-git
PackageBaseID: 183756
PackageBase: polyfile-git
Version: 0.4.2.r0.g1ab8d7c-1
Description: A utility to identify and map the semantic structure of files, including polyglots, chimeras, and schizophrenic files.
URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/polyfile
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 4.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dkasak
Submitter: dkasak
FirstSubmitted: 1656935548
LastModified: 1656935548
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polyfile-git.tar.gz