desktop-file-utils-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "desktop-file-utils-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 desktop-file-utils-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                desktop-file-utils-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall desktop-file-utils-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                desktop-file-utils-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "desktop-file-utils-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 desktop-file-utils-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1260698
Name: desktop-file-utils-git
PackageBaseID: 127011
PackageBase: desktop-file-utils-git
Version: 0.26.r5.g56d220d-2
Description: Command line utilities for working with desktop entries
URL: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1509806814
LastModified: 1684588837
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/desktop-file-utils-git.tar.gz