tkdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 16,2024

1. Install "tkdiff" 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 tkdiff on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tkdiff on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1170359
Name: tkdiff
PackageBaseID: 111504
PackageBase: tkdiff
Version: 5.6-1
Description: a graphical front end to the diff program
URL: http://tkdiff.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.013929
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Geballin
Submitter: KlipperKyle
FirstSubmitted: 1463795266
LastModified: 1668674043
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tkdiff.tar.gz