abook on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "abook" 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 abook on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall abook on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 932607
Name: abook
PackageBaseID: 166523
PackageBase: abook
Version: 0.6.1-7
Description: Text-based addressbook designed for use with Mutt
URL: http://abook.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0.010995
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eugene
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620462991
LastModified: 1625901332
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/abook.tar.gz