checkinstall on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "checkinstall" 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 checkinstall on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                checkinstall
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall checkinstall on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                checkinstall
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "checkinstall" 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 checkinstall's git locally


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


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

ID: 856488
Name: checkinstall
PackageBaseID: 162721
PackageBase: checkinstall
Version: 1.6.2-5
Description: Track files modified by an installation script and create a Slackware, RPM or Debian package
URL: http://checkinstall.izto.org
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1683736053
Maintainer:
Submitter: Coelacanthus
FirstSubmitted: 1612100296
LastModified: 1612186326
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/checkinstall.tar.gz