edlin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "edlin" 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 edlin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall edlin on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 464539
Name: edlin
PackageBaseID: 117813
PackageBase: edlin
Version: 2.16-1
Description: FreeDOS line editor
URL: http://www.freedos.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1653325191
Maintainer: thatdude
Submitter: thatdude
FirstSubmitted: 1481972256
LastModified: 1511674757
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/edlin.tar.gz