wscat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "wscat" 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 wscat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wscat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1189184
Name: wscat
PackageBaseID: 101041
PackageBase: wscat
Version: 5.2.0-2
Description: Netcat-like utility for WebSockets
URL: https://github.com/websockets/wscat
NumVotes: 37
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: arth
Submitter: kstep
FirstSubmitted: 1443683359
LastModified: 1672305563
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wscat.tar.gz