fcitx5-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "fcitx5-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 fcitx5-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fcitx5-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fcitx5-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 fcitx5-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fcitx5-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/fcitx5-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fcitx5-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fcitx5-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fcitx5-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1225855
Name: fcitx5-git
PackageBaseID: 124703
PackageBase: fcitx5-git
Version: 5.0.22.r3.gb28d5c5-1
Description: Next generation of fcitx
URL: https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.508124
OutOfDate: 1689558915
Maintainer: farseerfc
Submitter: felixonmars
FirstSubmitted: 1502422751
LastModified: 1678767766
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fcitx5-git.tar.gz