dotbot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "dotbot" 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 dotbot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dotbot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1394485
Name: dotbot
PackageBaseID: 165728
PackageBase: dotbot
Version: 1.20.1-2
Description: A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles
URL: https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.135064
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carsme
Submitter: carsme
FirstSubmitted: 1618668663
LastModified: 1706481205
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dotbot.tar.gz