vcd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "vcd" 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 vcd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vcd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1037712
Name: vcd
PackageBaseID: 149445
PackageBase: vcd
Version: 220213-1
Description: VCD file (Value Change Dump) command line viewer
URL: https://github.com/yne/vcd
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: uffe
Submitter: uffe
FirstSubmitted: 1582492795
LastModified: 1645022671
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vcd.tar.gz