rdfind on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rdfind" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install rdfind on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S rdfind

* (Optional) Uninstall rdfind on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns rdfind

2. Manually Install "rdfind" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone rdfind's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/rdfind.git ~/rdfind

c. Go to ~/rdfind folder and install it

$ cd ~/rdfind $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the rdfind package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 952013
Name: rdfind
PackageBaseID: 59295
PackageBase: rdfind
Version: 1.5.0-1
Description: Redundant data find - a program that finds duplicate files.
URL: http://rdfind.pauldreik.se
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 1.193516
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chrko
FirstSubmitted: 1337089021
LastModified: 1629839476
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rdfind.tar.gz