fern-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1385139
Name: fern-git
PackageBaseID: 143030
PackageBase: fern-git
Version: 75.0244f1a-3
Description: a curses-based mastodon client modeled off usenet news readers & pine, with an emphasis on getting to "timeline zero"
URL: https://github.com/enkiv2/fern
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: shellkr
FirstSubmitted: 1561499450
LastModified: 1705158758
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fern-git.tar.gz