auto-root-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "auto-root-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install auto-root-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S auto-root-git

* (Optional) Uninstall auto-root-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns auto-root-git

2. Manually Install "auto-root-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone auto-root-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/auto-root-git.git ~/auto-root-git

c. Go to ~/auto-root-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/auto-root-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the auto-root-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1010204
Name: auto-root-git
PackageBaseID: 174050
PackageBase: auto-root-git
Version: 1.0.30-2
Description: A script that automatically reruns your last command as root if you forgot it. Will ALWAYS prompt for the password. Requires 'bash' or 'zsh'. Add /opt/auto-root/auto-root-shrc to your *rc file on first install.
URL: https://github.com/Deckweiss/auto-root
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Deckweiss
Submitter: Deckweiss
FirstSubmitted: 1639706267
LastModified: 1640569584
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/auto-root-git.tar.gz