wget2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "wget2" 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 wget2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wget2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wget2" 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 wget2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wget2.git 
            
                        
                ~/wget2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wget2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wget2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wget2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1312313
Name: wget2
PackageBaseID: 154446
PackageBase: wget2
Version: 2.1.0-1
Description: Updated version of the popular wget URL retrieval tool
URL: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 1.342504
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: wlhlm
Submitter: wlhlm
FirstSubmitted: 1592315705
LastModified: 1693583705
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wget2.tar.gz