bbdb on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bbdb" 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 bbdb on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bbdb on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 478886
Name: bbdb
PackageBaseID: 128795
PackageBase: bbdb
Version: 3.1.2-5
Description: A rolodex-like database for Emacs
URL: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/bbdb
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1698074671
Maintainer:
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515266035
LastModified: 1516261856
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bbdb.tar.gz