tzupdate on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "tzupdate" 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 tzupdate on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tzupdate on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1350361
Name: tzupdate
PackageBaseID: 99473
PackageBase: tzupdate
Version: 3.1.0-1
Description: Set the system timezone based on IP geolocation
URL: https://github.com/cdown/tzupdate
NumVotes: 22
Popularity: 0.062208
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cdown
Submitter: cdown
FirstSubmitted: 1441577921
LastModified: 1699543112
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tzupdate.tar.gz