boxes-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "boxes-git" 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 boxes-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall boxes-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "boxes-git" 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 boxes-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 449465
Name: boxes-git
PackageBaseID: 118840
PackageBase: boxes-git
Version: 304-1
Description: Text mode box and comment drawing filter
URL: http://boxes.thomasjensen.com/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: stitran
Submitter: stitran
FirstSubmitted: 1484570497
LastModified: 1507290163
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boxes-git.tar.gz