castor on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "castor" 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 castor on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall castor on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1239312
Name: castor
PackageBaseID: 163182
PackageBase: castor
Version: 0.9.0-3
Description: A Gemini, Gopher and Finger protocol client
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~julienxx/castor
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1613026879
LastModified: 1681140718
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/castor.tar.gz