gksu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "gksu" 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 gksu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gksu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1001479
Name: gksu
PackageBaseID: 131797
PackageBase: gksu
Version: 2.0.2-6
Description: A graphical frontend for su
URL: http://www.nongnu.org/gksu/index.html
NumVotes: 85
Popularity: 0.62872
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Ludolacra
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1524476612
LastModified: 1639263602
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gksu.tar.gz