wsdd2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "wsdd2" 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 wsdd2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wsdd2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wsdd2" 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 wsdd2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wsdd2.git 
            
                        
                ~/wsdd2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wsdd2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wsdd2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wsdd2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1071848
Name: wsdd2
PackageBaseID: 141964
PackageBase: wsdd2
Version: 1.8.7-1
Description: WSD/LLMNR Discovery/Name Service Daemon. Install it to make Samba shares discoverable on Windows hosts.
URL: https://github.com/Netgear/wsdd2
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 1.417611
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fryfrog
Submitter: TomaszGasior
FirstSubmitted: 1557593233
LastModified: 1650926779
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wsdd2.tar.gz