strings-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                strings-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall strings-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                strings-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "strings-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 strings-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 271161
Name: strings-git
PackageBaseID: 103524
PackageBase: strings-git
Version: r9.c455a79-1
Description: A custom, Unicode-competent version of the BSD strings utility.
URL: https://github.com/robpike/strings
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703972683
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1447862637
LastModified: 1454422895
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/strings-git.tar.gz