dictionary on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "dictionary" 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 dictionary on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dictionary on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 783240
Name: dictionary
PackageBaseID: 14523
PackageBase: dictionary
Version: 1.11-1
Description: Emacs interface to dictd dictionary servers.
URL: https://www.myrkr.in-berlin.de/dictionary/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1199488285
LastModified: 1598412255
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dictionary.tar.gz