zerofree on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "zerofree" 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 zerofree on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zerofree on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 533825
Name: zerofree
PackageBaseID: 37505
PackageBase: zerofree
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: Scans for non-zero free blocks in an ext2 filesystem and fills them with zeroes
URL: https://frippery.org/uml/
NumVotes: 22
Popularity: 0.001474
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: lfleischer
FirstSubmitted: 1274878722
LastModified: 1533929908
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zerofree.tar.gz