commit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "commit" 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 commit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall commit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1389417
Name: commit
PackageBaseID: 166403
PackageBase: commit
Version: 4.1-1
Description: Commit message editor.
URL: https://apps.gnome.org/Commit
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.001849
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yochananmarqos
Submitter: yochananmarqos
FirstSubmitted: 1620166998
LastModified: 1705783565
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/commit.tar.gz