rmdupes on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "rmdupes" 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 rmdupes on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rmdupes on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1112538
Name: rmdupes
PackageBaseID: 120315
PackageBase: rmdupes
Version: 2022-3
Description: Command-line tool to find and remove duplicate files.
URL: https://xyne.dev/projects/rmdupes
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Xyne
Submitter: Xyne
FirstSubmitted: 1488592302
LastModified: 1657925707
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rmdupes.tar.gz