xping on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "xping" 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 xping on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xping on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1061808
Name: xping
PackageBaseID: 74019
PackageBase: xping
Version: 1.3-3
Description: A simple ping program continiously probing multiple hosts using icmp-echo
URL: https://github.com/martintopholm/xping
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: loxley
Submitter: loxley
FirstSubmitted: 1380892802
LastModified: 1649156371
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xping.tar.gz