debhelper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "debhelper" 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 debhelper on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall debhelper on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1417861
Name: debhelper
PackageBaseID: 15565
PackageBase: debhelper
Version: 13.14.1-2
Description: A collection of programs that can be used in a debian/rules file to automate common tasks
URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debhelper
NumVotes: 61
Popularity: 1.863953
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: Garoth
FirstSubmitted: 1242754960
LastModified: 1709188456
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/debhelper.tar.gz