gig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "gig" 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 gig on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gig on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1142950
Name: gig
PackageBaseID: 174896
PackageBase: gig
Version: 0.8.3-2
Description: Generate .gitignore files from your terminal (mostly) offline!
URL: https://github.com/shihanng/gig
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: scrouthtv
Submitter: scrouthtv
FirstSubmitted: 1641837480
LastModified: 1663844189
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gig.tar.gz