cninja on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "cninja" 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 cninja on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cninja on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 847175
Name: cninja
PackageBaseID: 151794
PackageBase: cninja
Version: 3.7.6-1
Description: Opinionated CMake config manager
URL: https://github.com/jcelerier/cninja
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1675186844
Maintainer: jcelerier
Submitter: jcelerier
FirstSubmitted: 1587500508
LastModified: 1610627362
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cninja.tar.gz