betterzsh on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "betterzsh" 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 betterzsh on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall betterzsh on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1063254
Name: betterzsh
PackageBaseID: 176856
PackageBase: betterzsh
Version: 1.0.r7-1
Description: Configurations to enhance user experience with the ZSH shell.
URL: https://gitlab.com/a4to/betterzsh
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: a4to
Submitter: a4to
FirstSubmitted: 1647123226
LastModified: 1649375621
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/betterzsh.tar.gz