away on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "away" 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 away on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall away on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1280635
Name: away
PackageBaseID: 125339
PackageBase: away
Version: 0.9.5-1
Description: Terminal locking program
URL: https://packages.debian.org/sid/away
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mkoskar
Submitter: mkoskar
FirstSubmitted: 1504614894
LastModified: 1688072289
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/away.tar.gz