g on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "g" 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 g on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall g on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 252740
Name: g
PackageBaseID: 104085
PackageBase: g
Version: 0.5.4-1
Description: Stress-free wrapper around grep, using f.
URL: https://github.com/knu/g
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: djmattyg007
Submitter: djmattyg007
FirstSubmitted: 1449102606
LastModified: 1449102668
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/g.tar.gz