[SOLVED] wbarconf - missing package metadata

[hail_santa]

i'm trying to install wbarconf in arch linux, when i run

pacman -U /home/hailsanta/wbarconf-0.7.2.tar.gz

i get this error

error: missing package metadata in /home/hailsanta/wbarconf-0.7.2.tar.gz
error: '/home/hailsanta/wbarconf-0.7.2.tar.gz': invalid or corrupted package

is that not how you're supposed to install local tar files? any advice is appreciated

thanks

[oz]

Hello, and welcome to the forums!

With the new extension that pacman packages are now using, ready to install packages look like this:

pkgname.pkg.tar.xz

If needed, you can check these wiki pages for the steps to build the package then try installing it again:

Creating Packages - ArchWiki
PKGBUILD - ArchWiki


You can find a package build for wbarconf here, but the package might be somewhat dated:

AUR (en) - wbarconf


The basic steps for installing ready to go pkgbuilds are as follows:

go to AUR, find the desired package

click on the link where it says "tarball" to download

extract the tarball (this should create a directory)

example:

cd /path/to/file
tar -zxf file_name.tar.gz
cd folder_name

type "makepkg -c"

after it compiles, you should have a file ending in .pkg.tar.xz

install that file with pacman using the following command:

'pacman -U filename.pkg.tar.xz'

installation should now be complete

[reed9]

The basic steps for installing ready to go pkgbuilds are as follows:

go to AUR, find the desired package

click on the link where it says "tarball" to download

extract the tarball (this should create a directory)

example:

cd /path/to/file
tar -zxf file_name.tar.gz
cd folder_name

type "makepkg -c"

after it compiles, you should have a file ending in .pkg.tar.xz

install that file with pacman using the following command:

'pacman -U filename.pkg.tar.xz'

installation should now be complete

That seems like a lot of work, ozar.

Why not just download the PKGBUILD file and

makepkg -si

Makepkg will handle downloading the source, installing the dependencies (assuming they are in your configured repositories), and installing the package when it's done.

@hail_santa, you can also check out some of the AUR helper programs, but do be careful as not all PKGBUILDs on the AUR are of good quality. Personally, I use bauerbill and clyde for pretty much all my package management needs.

[oz]

That seems like a lot of work, ozar.

Why not just download the PKGBUILD file and

makepkg -si

Makepkg will handle downloading the source, installing the dependencies (assuming they are in your configured repositories), and installing the package when it's done.

Yes, it is indeed a lot of work concerning building packages, and I probably wouldn't do it myself. That's why I said "if needed" regarding creating a package build, and then gave the location for the current package build, followed up with the howto on installing it, but I've never personally felt the makepkg method presented to be overly cumbersome and it goes rather quickly for me.

@hail_santa, you can also check out some of the AUR helper programs, but do be careful as not all PKGBUILDs on the AUR are of good quality.

Very true... I rarely ever use anything from AUR for that very reason. In fact, I try my best to stick to the Core and Extra repos only for nearly everything. Occasionally, I'll grudgingly build something for myself.



hail_santa, you can check the man page for additional options on using makepkg:

man makepkg

[hail_santa]

hey guys, thanks a lot for all the information!

i couldn't download the pkgbuild file (error: file not found...) so i used ozar's second suggestion, worked like a charm (^-^)/