unsupported packages in repos?

ssl6 · 2007-09-08 03:06:16

well ive searched around here. and looked through the wiki. but the best info i can find is this. but i'm not understanding it at all

basically, the reason i decided to try arch linux was because after searching through the repos, i could find all the programs i used on ubuntu, and alot were newer versions. what i didn't realize was the difference between unsupported packages and the normal ones. so im hitting a learning curve here, a big one. im very green i guess, like a new kid at mcdonalds

so now, can someone explain to me, how i would get mtpfs for example from the unsupported repo and get it installed. right now i have the tar file on my desktop, and another file with a pkgbuild file, but have no idea what to do now?

i need help. just straight forward basic steps to get it on there, i dont want to worry about extra options right now, just basic understanding to start with. but im sure this is something so simple that when it finally clicks ill be banging my head on the desk

thanks for the help

Last edited by ssl6 (2007-09-08 03:08:21)

thepizzaking · 2007-09-08 03:28:05

I assume the tar file on your desktop is the one with the source for mtpfs?
If so, that's not needed, the PKGBUILD will download it automatically.
Steps:
1. Get the Tarball for mtpfs from the AUR
2. Extract the tarball
3. Enter the directory (in terminal) which was just extracted (this should contain the PKGBUILD)
4. Run 'makepkg'
5. Run 'pacman -U *.pkg.tar.gz; to install it.

ssl6 · 2007-09-08 06:30:24

u gotta be kidding me....i think its doing something. thanks alot, this isn't looking so technical after all

one question though, why the upgrade switch when installing it with pacman?

Last edited by ssl6 (2007-09-08 06:55:00)

shamrok · 2007-09-08 07:25:05

Use yaourt, it is way easier and convinient than manually fetching and unpacking tarballs with pkgbuilds. Yaourt is a wrapper for pacman, so with one command you can download/upgrade packages from repos and aur.

tomk · 2007-09-08 07:39:58

Read the AUR User Guidelines, linked on the AUR front page.
Read about ABS (Arch Build System) in the wiki.
Read man PKGBUILD, man makepkg, man makepkg.conf.

Read, read, read...

thepizzaking · 2007-09-08 22:58:03

ssl6 wrote:

one question though, why the upgrade switch when installing it with pacman?

This is because (according to pacman's man page) the -A switch is deprecated and it recommends the use of -U instead.

byte · 2007-09-08 23:45:03

No need to memorize -A when -U does the same and more.

ssl6 · 2007-09-09 06:16:44

ok, i think i get it.....as long as it works, ill take your word on it

toofishes · 2007-09-11 12:21:18

shamrok wrote:

Use yaourt, it is way easier and convinient than manually fetching and unpacking tarballs with pkgbuilds. Yaourt is a wrapper for pacman, so with one command you can download/upgrade packages from repos and aur.

Ugh, I hate this response. Use a tool once you understand what the tool does! It is amazing how many "bug reports" we get for pacman because of yaourt issues and vice versa because people don't even understand how easy makepkg is to use.

This is like handing someone a compressed air framing nailer when they are building a dollhouse. Hand him the small hammer first, and when he is building a real house, then use the right tool.

shamrok · 2007-09-11 13:08:40

It depends on what kind of user he is. Keep in mind that you don't need to know how engine works to drive a car

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unsupported packages in repos?

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