devtools-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "devtools-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 devtools-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                devtools-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall devtools-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                devtools-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "devtools-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 devtools-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1302615
Name: devtools-git
PackageBaseID: 126088
PackageBase: devtools-git
Version: 1:1.0.3.r4.g5f4fd52-1
Description: Tools for Arch Linux package maintainers
URL: https://github.com/archlinux/devtools
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 4.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1507077860
LastModified: 1691791743
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/devtools-git.tar.gz