fetchpkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "fetchpkg" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install fetchpkg on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fetchpkg

* (Optional) Uninstall fetchpkg on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns fetchpkg

2. Manually Install "fetchpkg" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone fetchpkg's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fetchpkg.git ~/fetchpkg

c. Go to ~/fetchpkg folder and install it

$ cd ~/fetchpkg $ makepkg -si

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