dict-ecdict-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "dict-ecdict-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 dict-ecdict-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1396244
Name: dict-ecdict-git
PackageBaseID: 159999
PackageBase: dict-ecdict-git
Version: 1.0.0.r17.337f198-1
Description: A port of Ultimate ECDICT database for dictd et al.
URL: https://github.com/skywind3000/ECDICT-ultimate
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: orzun
Submitter: orzun
FirstSubmitted: 1605680862
LastModified: 1706738845
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dict-ecdict-git.tar.gz