cortex-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "cortex-git" 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 cortex-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cortex-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cortex-git" 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 cortex-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1010504
Name: cortex-git
PackageBaseID: 34292
PackageBase: cortex-git
Version: r59.ff10ff8-1
Description: An ncurses reddit browser and monitor
URL: http://cortex.glacicle.org/
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1265247038
LastModified: 1640673863
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cortex-git.tar.gz