gem on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gem" 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 gem on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gem on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1374162
Name: gem
PackageBaseID: 200553
PackageBase: gem
Version: 0.1.0-1
Description: Command-line tool written in bash to backup and manage Gnome extensions and their configs
URL: https://github.com/gohny/gem
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gohny
Submitter: gohny
FirstSubmitted: 1702530695
LastModified: 1703272391
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gem.tar.gz