tarnation on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "tarnation" 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 tarnation on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tarnation on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1412156
Name: tarnation
PackageBaseID: 148404
PackageBase: tarnation
Version: 1.2.0-1
Description: Simple, extensible backup/restore utility based solely on GNU Tar
URL: https://github.com/kennyparsons/tarnation
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dpeukert
Submitter: dpeukert
FirstSubmitted: 1579683374
LastModified: 1708380503
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tarnation.tar.gz