difftastic-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "difftastic-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install difftastic-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S difftastic-git

* (Optional) Uninstall difftastic-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns difftastic-git

2. Manually Install "difftastic-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone difftastic-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/difftastic-git.git ~/difftastic-git

c. Go to ~/difftastic-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/difftastic-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the difftastic-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1066381
Name: difftastic-git
PackageBaseID: 177927
PackageBase: difftastic-git
Version: 1-1
Description: a diff that understands syntax
URL: https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gunar
Submitter: gunar
FirstSubmitted: 1649890656
LastModified: 1649890656
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/difftastic-git.tar.gz