snapman on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "snapman" 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 snapman on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snapman on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 612781
Name: snapman
PackageBaseID: 135679
PackageBase: snapman
Version: 1.2a-1
Description: A backup system based on Btrfs snapshots.
URL: https://github.com/mdomlop/snapman
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mdomlop
Submitter: mdomlop
FirstSubmitted: 1536041802
LastModified: 1557918144
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snapman.tar.gz