zfsnap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "zfsnap" 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 zfsnap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zfsnap on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 610130
Name: zfsnap
PackageBaseID: 113353
PackageBase: zfsnap
Version: 2.0.0beta3-1
Description: A portable, performant script to make rolling ZFS snapshots easy.
URL: https://www.zfsnap.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: n-st
Submitter: jasontbradshaw
FirstSubmitted: 1468015460
LastModified: 1557149945
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zfsnap.tar.gz