swatchdog on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "swatchdog" 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 swatchdog on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swatchdog on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 249244
Name: swatchdog
PackageBaseID: 103541
PackageBase: swatchdog
Version: 3.2.4-1
Description: The active log file monitoring tool
URL: http://swatch.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: net147
Submitter: net147
FirstSubmitted: 1447903101
LastModified: 1447903102
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swatchdog.tar.gz