alive on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "alive" 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 alive on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall alive on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1191107
Name: alive
PackageBaseID: 184320
PackageBase: alive
Version: 2.0.5-3
Description: Periodic ping program
URL: https://gnu.org/software/alive
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: micwoj92
FirstSubmitted: 1658774590
LastModified: 1672721138
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alive.tar.gz