softflowd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "softflowd" 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 softflowd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall softflowd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 673258
Name: softflowd
PackageBaseID: 92503
PackageBase: softflowd
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: open source netflow probe
URL: http://www.mindrot.org/projects/softflowd/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Thermi
FirstSubmitted: 1430014128
LastModified: 1575493362
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/softflowd.tar.gz