fetchpkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "fetchpkg" 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 fetchpkg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fetchpkg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 440644
Name: fetchpkg
PackageBaseID: 120734
PackageBase: fetchpkg
Version: 0.3-7
Description: CLI frontend for pacman / AUR
URL: https://github.com/deadhead420/fetchpkg
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: deadhead
Submitter: deadhead
FirstSubmitted: 1489885764
LastModified: 1504480986
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fetchpkg.tar.gz