git-extras on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1416429
Name: git-extras
PackageBaseID: 40279
PackageBase: git-extras
Version: 7.1.0-1
Description: GIT utilities -- repo summary, commit counting, repl, changelog population and more
URL: https://github.com/tj/git-extras
NumVotes: 85
Popularity: 0.757904
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: liljaylj
Submitter: Schnouki
FirstSubmitted: 1282825989
LastModified: 1709020353
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-extras.tar.gz