autochown on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "autochown" 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 autochown on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall autochown on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1112485
Name: autochown
PackageBaseID: 62866
PackageBase: autochown
Version: 2022.7-3
Description: Monitor multiple directories using glob patterns and automatically adjust file ownership and permissions.
URL: https://xyne.dev/projects/autochown
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 6.2E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Xyne
Submitter: Xyne
FirstSubmitted: 1347858282
LastModified: 1657924709
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/autochown.tar.gz