eselect-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "eselect-git" 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 eselect-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                eselect-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall eselect-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                eselect-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "eselect-git" 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 eselect-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 803171
Name: eselect-git
PackageBaseID: 59272
PackageBase: eselect-git
Version: 1.4.16.r1.e757ab1-1
Description: Gentoo's multi-purpose configuration and management tool
URL: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/eselect/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
Submitter: robertfoster
FirstSubmitted: 1337011612
LastModified: 1602421139
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/eselect-git.tar.gz