zsnapd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "zsnapd" 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 zsnapd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zsnapd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 794598
Name: zsnapd
PackageBaseID: 157918
PackageBase: zsnapd
Version: 0.8.11c-2
Description: ZFS Snapshot Daemon
URL: https://github.com/grantma/zsnapd
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1701104225
Maintainer: shyamin
Submitter: genofire
FirstSubmitted: 1600674322
LastModified: 1600714384
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zsnapd.tar.gz