dotter on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "dotter" 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 dotter on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dotter on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 261093
Name: dotter
PackageBaseID: 103059
PackageBase: dotter
Version: 0.4.0-1
Description: A dotfiles manager
URL: https://rubygems.org/gems/dotter_dotfiles
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1710202528
Maintainer: samis
Submitter: samis
FirstSubmitted: 1446948669
LastModified: 1451597536
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dotter.tar.gz