xd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xd" 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 xd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 851693
Name: xd
PackageBaseID: 10517
PackageBase: xd
Version: 1.4-1
Description: a utility for dumping files in hex, decimal, or octal
URL: http://www.fourmilab.ch/xd
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eatmyvenom
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1176859958
LastModified: 1611392457
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xd.tar.gz