xxdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 20,2024

1. Install "xxdiff" 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 xxdiff on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xxdiff on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1135678
Name: xxdiff
PackageBaseID: 11841
PackageBase: xxdiff
Version: 5.1-1
Description: A graphical browser for file and directory differences.
URL: https://github.com/blais/xxdiff
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 1.4E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yparitcher
Submitter: tyr0
FirstSubmitted: 1182979457
LastModified: 1662423195
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xxdiff.tar.gz