autotype on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "autotype" 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 autotype on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall autotype on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1271678
Name: autotype
PackageBaseID: 189135
PackageBase: autotype
Version: 1.0.0.r6.f5b6527-2
Description: Unicode-friendly tool for faking key presses to type strings on X11
URL: https://github.com/gemdude46/autotype
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000146
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vaygr
Submitter: vaygr
FirstSubmitted: 1672442752
LastModified: 1686489250
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/autotype.tar.gz