xtruss on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "xtruss" 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 xtruss on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xtruss on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 988616
Name: xtruss
PackageBaseID: 156415
PackageBase: xtruss
Version: 20211025.c25bf48-1
Description: X11 protocol tracer, akin to strace
URL: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/xtruss/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: 1ace
FirstSubmitted: 1596648670
LastModified: 1636892614
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xtruss.tar.gz