xdelta on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 04,2025

1. Install "xdelta" 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 xdelta on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xdelta on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 513215
Name: xdelta
PackageBaseID: 74121
PackageBase: xdelta
Version: 1.1.4-7
Description: Binary file delta generator
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdelta/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1381154887
LastModified: 1527129310
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xdelta.tar.gz