snowflake on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "snowflake" 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 snowflake on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snowflake on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1410760
Name: snowflake
PackageBaseID: 202643
PackageBase: snowflake-pt
Version: 2.9.0-1
Description: Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC, inspired by Flashproxy
URL: https://snowflake.torproject.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: villager
Submitter: villager
FirstSubmitted: 1708152937
LastModified: 1708153175
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snowflake.tar.gz