diction on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "diction" 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 diction on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall diction on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 228828
Name: diction
PackageBaseID: 99522
PackageBase: diction
Version: 1.11-2
Description: Diction identifies wordy and commonly misused phrases.
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.032451
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: egan
Submitter: egan
FirstSubmitted: 1441642972
LastModified: 1441643983
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/diction.tar.gz