safe-rm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "safe-rm" 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 safe-rm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall safe-rm on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "safe-rm" 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 safe-rm's git locally


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


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

ID: 1008766
Name: safe-rm
PackageBaseID: 17936
PackageBase: safe-rm
Version: 1.1.0-3
Description: A tool intended to prevent the accidental deletion of important files
URL: https://launchpad.net/safe-rm
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.31959
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lsevcik
Submitter: Xavion
FirstSubmitted: 1214050344
LastModified: 1640216689
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/safe-rm.tar.gz