cp437 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "cp437" 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 cp437 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cp437 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cp437" 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 cp437's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/cp437.git 
            
                        
                ~/cp437
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/cp437 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/cp437
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cp437 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1285591
Name: cp437
PackageBaseID: 195497
PackageBase: cp437
Version: 0.6-1
Description: Emulates an old-style "code page 437" / "IBM-PC" character set terminal on a modern UTF-8 terminal emulator.
URL: https://github.com/keaston/cp437
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: th3rius
Submitter: th3rius
FirstSubmitted: 1688910655
LastModified: 1688910655
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cp437.tar.gz