xar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xar" 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 xar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 957747
Name: xar
PackageBaseID: 97351
PackageBase: xar
Version: 1.6.1-5
Description: eXtensible ARchive format
URL: http://mackyle.github.io/xar/
NumVotes: 22
Popularity: 0.369366
OutOfDate: 1709866425
Maintainer: sickcodes
Submitter: easimer
FirstSubmitted: 1439367595
LastModified: 1631022332
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xar.tar.gz