gengen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "gengen" 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 gengen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gengen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1038673
Name: gengen
PackageBaseID: 176127
PackageBase: gengen
Version: 1.4.2-1
Description: "Text generator" generator
URL: https://www.gnu.org/software/gengen/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1645165742
LastModified: 1645165742
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gengen.tar.gz