rdiff-backup on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "rdiff-backup" 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 rdiff-backup on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                rdiff-backup
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall rdiff-backup on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                rdiff-backup
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "rdiff-backup" 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 rdiff-backup's git locally


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


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

ID: 1394593
Name: rdiff-backup
PackageBaseID: 192212
PackageBase: rdiff-backup
Version: 2.2.6-2
Description: Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally
URL: https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 0.387606
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carsme
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680369868
LastModified: 1706482577
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rdiff-backup.tar.gz