git-cola on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "git-cola" 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 git-cola on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall git-cola on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "git-cola" 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 git-cola's git locally


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


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

ID: 1420662
Name: git-cola
PackageBaseID: 22021
PackageBase: git-cola
Version: 4.6.1-1
Description: The highly caffeinated Git GUI
URL: https://git-cola.github.io
NumVotes: 229
Popularity: 0.493466
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MarcinWieczorek
Submitter: tdy
FirstSubmitted: 1228487903
LastModified: 1709572584
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-cola.tar.gz