exec-helper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "exec-helper" 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 exec-helper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                exec-helper
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall exec-helper on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 917426
Name: exec-helper
PackageBaseID: 130362
PackageBase: exec-helper
Version: 0.6.0_0_g8869989-1
Description: How To Get Coffee In Peace: a shell meta-wrapper
URL: https://github.com/bverhagen/exec-helper
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bverhagen
Submitter: bverhagen
FirstSubmitted: 1519640430
LastModified: 1622949337
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/exec-helper.tar.gz