chkcrontab on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "chkcrontab" 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 chkcrontab on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chkcrontab on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1023742
Name: chkcrontab
PackageBaseID: 97048
PackageBase: chkcrontab
Version: 1.7-5
Description: A tool for checking system crontab files for errors and common mistakes.
URL: https://github.com/lyda/chkcrontab
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: djmattyg007
Submitter: djmattyg007
FirstSubmitted: 1439201908
LastModified: 1642937374
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chkcrontab.tar.gz