gitstatus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gitstatus" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install gitstatus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gitstatus on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gitstatus" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone gitstatus's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gitstatus.git 
            
                        
                ~/gitstatus
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/gitstatus folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/gitstatus
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gitstatus package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1036735
Name: gitstatus
PackageBaseID: 153065
PackageBase: gitstatus
Version: 1.5.4-1
Description: Git status for Bash and Zsh prompt
URL: https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.000439
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: romkatv
Submitter: romkatv
FirstSubmitted: 1590154456
LastModified: 1644865042
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gitstatus.tar.gz