cotton-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 372937
Name: cotton-git
PackageBaseID: 111448
PackageBase: cotton-git
Version: r79.ab0fe94-1
Description: A process sandbox written in C++
URL: https://github.com/algorithm-ninja/cotton.git
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dariost
Submitter: dariost
FirstSubmitted: 1463710115
LastModified: 1484072835
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cotton-git.tar.gz