empty on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "empty" 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 empty on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall empty on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1197551
Name: empty
PackageBaseID: 15162
PackageBase: empty
Version: 0.6.23c-1
Description: Run applications under pseudo-terminal sessions
URL: http://empty.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 8.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vaygr
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1202837548
LastModified: 1673821837
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/empty.tar.gz