zchunk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "zchunk" 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 zchunk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zchunk on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1230252
Name: zchunk
PackageBaseID: 133348
PackageBase: zchunk
Version: 1.3.0-1
Description: A file format designed for highly efficient deltas while maintaining good compression
URL: https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yurikoles
Submitter: Nekit
FirstSubmitted: 1528632516
LastModified: 1679462596
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zchunk.tar.gz