xcp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xcp" 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 xcp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xcp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1414036
Name: xcp
PackageBaseID: 138746
PackageBase: xcp
Version: 0.20.4-1
Description: An extended 'cp'
URL: https://github.com/tarka/xcp
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.749644
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tarball
Submitter: ArniDagur
FirstSubmitted: 1547432718
LastModified: 1708659798
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcp.tar.gz