gcal on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gcal" 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 gcal on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gcal on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 866533
Name: gcal
PackageBaseID: 97952
PackageBase: gcal
Version: 4.1-3
Description: Display hybrid and proleptic Julian and Gregorian calendar sheets
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gcal/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: McRelah
Submitter: McRelah
FirstSubmitted: 1439931097
LastModified: 1613850137
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gcal.tar.gz