rdate on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "rdate" 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 rdate on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rdate on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 228549
Name: rdate
PackageBaseID: 99445
PackageBase: rdate
Version: 1.5-3
Description: Retrieves the date and time from other machines
URL: http://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: severach
FirstSubmitted: 1441544002
LastModified: 1441544076
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rdate.tar.gz