aft on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "aft" 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 aft on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall aft on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203824
Name: aft
PackageBaseID: 2982
PackageBase: aft
Version: 5.098-1
Description: Almost Free Text: a document preparation system, mostly free from intrusive markup
URL: http://www.maplefish.com/todd/aft.html
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1700921270
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1135013853
LastModified: 1435501791
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/aft.tar.gz