python2-formatstring on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "python2-formatstring" 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 python2-formatstring on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python2-formatstring
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python2-formatstring on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                python2-formatstring
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "python2-formatstring" 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 python2-formatstring's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python2-formatstring.git 
            
                        
                ~/python2-formatstring
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/python2-formatstring folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/python2-formatstring
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2-formatstring package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 246425
Name: python2-formatstring
PackageBaseID: 103081
PackageBase: python-formatstring
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Library to help the exploitation of format string vulnerabilities
URL: https://github.com/arthaud/formatstring
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1704545149
Maintainer: anthraxx
Submitter: anthraxx
FirstSubmitted: 1446993446
LastModified: 1446993447
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python2-formatstring.tar.gz