cdist on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "cdist" 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 cdist on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cdist on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1170367
Name: cdist
PackageBaseID: 100985
PackageBase: cdist
Version: 7.0.0-2
Description: A usable configuration management system
URL: https://code.ungleich.ch/ungleich-public/cdist/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sparrowhawk
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1443614098
LastModified: 1668674561
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cdist.tar.gz