tlocate on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "tlocate" 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 tlocate on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tlocate on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 224390
Name: tlocate
PackageBaseID: 94834
PackageBase: tlocate
Version: r31.8cf1686-1
Description: mlocate rewritten using only GNU coreutils, sudo and bash with proper btrfs subvolume handling, semi-arbitrary filtering and other improvements
URL: https://github.com/crossroads1112/tlocate
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1643518855
Maintainer:
Submitter: crossroads1112
FirstSubmitted: 1434715518
LastModified: 1440361962
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tlocate.tar.gz