emacs-smex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "emacs-smex" 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 emacs-smex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall emacs-smex on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "emacs-smex" 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 emacs-smex's git locally


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


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

ID: 607937
Name: emacs-smex
PackageBaseID: 121848
PackageBase: emacs-smex
Version: 3.0-1
Description: A smart M-x enhancement for Emacs.
URL: https://github.com/nonsequitur/smex
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: WhittlesJr
FirstSubmitted: 1493328603
LastModified: 1556508520
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/emacs-smex.tar.gz