winscp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "winscp" 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 winscp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall winscp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1425972
Name: winscp
PackageBaseID: 34344
PackageBase: winscp
Version: 6.3.2-1
Description: Free SFTP, SCP and FTP client for Wine
URL: https://winscp.net/
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.007878
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: D3SOX
Submitter: vn158
FirstSubmitted: 1265403842
LastModified: 1710268233
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/winscp.tar.gz