bot-sentry on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "bot-sentry" 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 bot-sentry on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bot-sentry on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bot-sentry" 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 bot-sentry's git locally


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


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

ID: 474884
Name: bot-sentry
PackageBaseID: 108104
PackageBase: bot-sentry
Version: 1.3.0-3
Description: Bot Sentry is a Pidgin plugin to prevent Instant Message spam.
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin-bs/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: plague-doctor
Submitter: plague-doctor
FirstSubmitted: 1456570015
LastModified: 1515018118
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bot-sentry.tar.gz