checkpkgs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "checkpkgs" 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 checkpkgs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall checkpkgs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 442280
Name: checkpkgs
PackageBaseID: 125286
PackageBase: checkpkgs
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Bash script to check updates of given packages with no need to update the local repositories.
URL: https://github.com/carmilso/checkpkgs
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carmilso
Submitter: carmilso
FirstSubmitted: 1504460842
LastModified: 1504979636
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/checkpkgs.tar.gz