dctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 12,2024

1. Install "dctl" 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 dctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dctl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 355266
Name: dctl
PackageBaseID: 114666
PackageBase: dctl
Version: 2-1
Description: A dmenu wrapper for basic systemctl commands
URL:
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Aelius
Submitter: Aelius
FirstSubmitted: 1471073927
LastModified: 1478880059
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dctl.tar.gz