whdd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "whdd" 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 whdd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall whdd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1018039
Name: whdd
PackageBaseID: 71470
PackageBase: whdd
Version: 3.0.1-1
Description: Diagnostic and recovery tool for block devices (near to replace MHDD for Linux)
URL: https://github.com/whdd/whdd
NumVotes: 33
Popularity: 3.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sirocco
Submitter: sirocco
FirstSubmitted: 1372650540
LastModified: 1642048497
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/whdd.tar.gz