How to Install and Uninstall devtools Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "devtools" package

This tutorial shows how to install devtools on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                devtools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "devtools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall devtools on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the devtools package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : devtools
Version : 1:1.1.1-1
Description : Tools for Arch Linux package maintainers
Architecture : any
URL : https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools
Licenses : GPL-3.0-or-later
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : arch-install-scripts awk bash binutils coreutils curl
diffutils fakeroot findutils grep jq openssh parallel
rsync sed util-linux breezy git mercurial subversion
Optional Deps : btrfs-progs: btrfs support
bat: pretty printing for pkgctl search
nvchecker: pkgctl version subcommand
pacman-contrib: support for the --update-checksums option
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : devtools-git-poc
Download Size : 101.44 KiB
Installed Size : 307.04 KiB
Packager : Levente Polyak
Build Date : Wed Feb 14 00:44:00 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature