ding on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ding" 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 ding on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ding on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 851583
Name: ding
PackageBaseID: 54872
PackageBase: ding
Version: 1.9-4
Description: A Dictionary Lookup program and EN<->DE Dictionary
URL: http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/ding
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 0.00164
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1323881791
LastModified: 1611358747
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ding.tar.gz