whatweb on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "whatweb" 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 whatweb on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall whatweb on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 848022
Name: whatweb
PackageBaseID: 35521
PackageBase: whatweb
Version: 0.5.5-1
Description: Next generation web scanner that identifies what websites are running.
URL: http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/research/whatweb
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.452392
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PumpkinCheshire
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1268765411
LastModified: 1610801834
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/whatweb.tar.gz