form-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1172417
Name: form-git
PackageBaseID: 104999
PackageBase: form-git
Version: 4.3.0.r0.gb2887a7-1
Description: Symbolic Manipulation System developed at Nikhef.
URL: https://www.nikhef.nl/~form/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: stecampanella
Submitter: stecampanella
FirstSubmitted: 1450887198
LastModified: 1669030460
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/form-git.tar.gz