covid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "covid" 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 covid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall covid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 931285
Name: covid
PackageBaseID: 168684
PackageBase: covid
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Archlinux now has COVID
URL: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/tree/HEAD:/usr.bin/covid
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.117991
OutOfDate: 1686998428
Maintainer: kageurufu
Submitter: kageurufu
FirstSubmitted: 1625602714
LastModified: 1625602714
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/covid.tar.gz