srm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "srm" 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 srm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall srm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 476275
Name: srm
PackageBaseID: 128692
PackageBase: srm
Version: 1.2.15-2
Description: A secure replacement for rm(1) that overwrites data before unlinking
URL: http://srm.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.91956
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jskier
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515171006
LastModified: 1515353626
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/srm.tar.gz