dotlink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "dotlink" 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 dotlink on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dotlink on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 190270
Name: dotlink
PackageBaseID: 73588
PackageBase: dotlink
Version: 0.6.0-1
Description: Automated deployment of dotfiles to local or remote locations
URL: https://github.com/jreese/dotlink
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699485805
Maintainer: jreese
Submitter: jreese
FirstSubmitted: 1379539217
LastModified: 1433888557
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dotlink.tar.gz