gcg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gcg" 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 gcg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gcg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1408764
Name: gcg
PackageBaseID: 139397
PackageBase: gcg
Version: 1.7.8-1
Description: A GitHub Changelog Generator.
URL: https://github.com/ldez/gcg
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ldez
Submitter: ldez
FirstSubmitted: 1549484123
LastModified: 1707859445
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gcg.tar.gz