rsbackup on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "rsbackup" 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 rsbackup on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rsbackup on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1313178
Name: rsbackup
PackageBaseID: 194307
PackageBase: rsbackup
Version: 10.0-2
Description: rsync-based backup utility
URL: https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/rsbackup
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bbx0
Submitter: bbx0
FirstSubmitted: 1685880898
LastModified: 1693737336
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rsbackup.tar.gz