tar-libarchive on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "tar-libarchive" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install tar-libarchive on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S tar-libarchive

* (Optional) Uninstall tar-libarchive on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns tar-libarchive

2. Manually Install "tar-libarchive" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone tar-libarchive's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tar-libarchive.git ~/tar-libarchive

c. Go to ~/tar-libarchive folder and install it

$ cd ~/tar-libarchive $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the tar-libarchive package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 205585
Name: tar-libarchive
PackageBaseID: 95442
PackageBase: tar-libarchive
Version: 99-1
Description: Dummy package providing tar using libarchive’s implementation instead of GNU’s
URL:
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: linkmauve
FirstSubmitted: 1435783526
LastModified: 1435783624
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tar-libarchive.tar.gz