xz-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "xz-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xz-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xz-git

* (Optional) Uninstall xz-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xz-git

2. Manually Install "xz-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xz-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xz-git.git ~/xz-git

c. Go to ~/xz-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/xz-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xz-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 841829
Name: xz-git
PackageBaseID: 54518
PackageBase: xz-git
Version: 5.3.1alpha.r134.ga35a69d-1
Description: Library and command line tools for XZ and LZMA compressed files - git checkout
URL: http://tukaani.org/xz/
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1710551643
Maintainer: eatmyvenom
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1322920437
LastModified: 1609671197
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xz-git.tar.gz