alt-version-switcher on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 09,2025

1. Install "alt-version-switcher" 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 alt-version-switcher on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                alt-version-switcher
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall alt-version-switcher on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                alt-version-switcher
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "alt-version-switcher" 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 alt-version-switcher's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/alt-version-switcher.git 
            
                        
                ~/alt-version-switcher
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/alt-version-switcher folder and install it


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

ID: 642290
Name: alt-version-switcher
PackageBaseID: 138350
PackageBase: alt-version-switcher
Version: 1.0.5-1
Description: Tool for switching between different versions of commands
URL: https://github.com/dotboris/alt
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1599402662
Maintainer:
Submitter: moparisthebest
FirstSubmitted: 1545940650
LastModified: 1567390659
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alt-version-switcher.tar.gz