dict on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dict" 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 dict on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dict on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1393932
Name: dict
PackageBaseID: 201924
PackageBase: dict
Version: 0.1.0-1
Description: An easy to use english dictionary for the command line.
URL: https://gitlab.com/a4to/dict
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: connor
Submitter: connor
FirstSubmitted: 1706396640
LastModified: 1706401138
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dict.tar.gz