checkstyle on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "checkstyle" 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 checkstyle on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall checkstyle on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1172456
Name: checkstyle
PackageBaseID: 110804
PackageBase: checkstyle
Version: 10.4-1
Description: A tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard
URL: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.117992
OutOfDate: 1696858975
Maintainer: MarcinWieczorek
Submitter: aspirogrammer
FirstSubmitted: 1462167739
LastModified: 1669035247
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/checkstyle.tar.gz