rutorrent on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "rutorrent" 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 rutorrent on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rutorrent on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1385926
Name: rutorrent
PackageBaseID: 29943
PackageBase: rutorrent
Version: 4.2.10-1
Description: Yet another web front-end for rTorrent
URL: https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent
NumVotes: 124
Popularity: 0.000204
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pizzaman
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1252353567
LastModified: 1705300528
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rutorrent.tar.gz