rar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "rar" 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 rar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1417679
Name: rar
PackageBaseID: 20760
PackageBase: rar
Version: 7.00-1
Description: A command-line port of the rar compression utility.
URL: https://www.rarlab.com
NumVotes: 726
Popularity: 1.467311
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Musikolo
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1224106698
LastModified: 1709163049
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rar.tar.gz