squash-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "squash-git" 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 squash-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall squash-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "squash-git" 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 squash-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 720906
Name: squash-git
PackageBaseID: 151458
PackageBase: squash-git
Version: v0.7.0.r498.g713eeca-1
Description: tool for compression benchmarks
URL: https://quixdb.github.io/squash/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Mitmischer
Submitter: Mitmischer
FirstSubmitted: 1586774238
LastModified: 1586894737
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/squash-git.tar.gz