rtorrent-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "rtorrent-git" 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 rtorrent-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                rtorrent-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall rtorrent-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1190744
Name: rtorrent-git
PackageBaseID: 98873
PackageBase: rtorrent-git
Version: 0.9.7.r102.gd067bd8-1
Description: A ncurses BitTorrent client written in C++, based on the libTorrent libraries for Unix.
URL: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1440775580
LastModified: 1672656457
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rtorrent-git.tar.gz