cant on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

1. Install "cant" 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 cant on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cant on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 194508
Name: cant
PackageBaseID: 47852
PackageBase: cant
Version: 0.8.15-1
Description: The Canterbury Distribution Package Manager
URL: http://www.archlinux.org/
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Pierre
Submitter: Pierre
FirstSubmitted: 1301652388
LastModified: 1434195082
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cant.tar.gz