getxbook on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "getxbook" 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 getxbook on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall getxbook on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 425289
Name: getxbook
PackageBaseID: 123839
PackageBase: getxbook
Version: 1.2-2
Description: getxbook is a collection of tools to download books from Google Books' "Book Preview" (getgbook), Amazon's "Look Inside the Book" (getabook) and Barnes & Noble's "Book Viewer" (getbnbook).
URL: https://njw.me.uk/getxbook/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: enginefeeder101
FirstSubmitted: 1499354260
LastModified: 1499357720
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/getxbook.tar.gz