dist_detect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "dist_detect" 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 dist_detect on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                dist_detect
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall dist_detect on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 311289
Name: dist_detect
PackageBaseID: 112197
PackageBase: dist_detect
Version: 1.0-1
Description: a simple script that helps you detect your distro name easily
URL: https://Github.com/AmirrezaFiroozi/dist_detect
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705383384
Maintainer: AmirrezaFiroozi
Submitter: AmirrezaFiroozi
FirstSubmitted: 1465283800
LastModified: 1465389409
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dist_detect.tar.gz