python-unrar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "python-unrar" 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 python-unrar on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python-unrar
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python-unrar on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1285632
Name: python-unrar
PackageBaseID: 152455
PackageBase: python-unrar
Version: 0.4-3
Description: Work with RAR archive files through unrar library using ctypes.
URL: https://github.com/matiasb/python-unrar
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.003864
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fryfrog
Submitter: fryfrog
FirstSubmitted: 1588788725
LastModified: 1688915142
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-unrar.tar.gz