zstd-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "zstd-git" 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 zstd-git on Arch using YAY

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

2. Manually Install "zstd-git" 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 zstd-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1054149
Name: zstd-git
PackageBaseID: 89766
PackageBase: zstd-git
Version: 1.4.7.r1086.g64efba4c5-1
Description: A fast and efficient compression algorithm.
URL: https://github.com/facebook/zstd
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.028391
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jforberg
Submitter: jforberg
FirstSubmitted: 1422113660
LastModified: 1647772135
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zstd-git.tar.gz