trid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "trid" 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 trid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall trid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 487939
Name: trid
PackageBaseID: 29115
PackageBase: trid
Version: 2.24-3
Description: An utility designed to identify file types from their binary signatures
URL: http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0.00291
OutOfDate: 1708614017
Maintainer: Huulivoide
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1249817987
LastModified: 1519044991
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/trid.tar.gz