rancid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rancid" 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 rancid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rancid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 984865
Name: rancid
PackageBaseID: 103235
PackageBase: rancid
Version: 3.13-1
Description: Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ
URL: http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: simmel
Submitter: simmel
FirstSubmitted: 1447322517
LastModified: 1636215290
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rancid.tar.gz