gksu-polkit-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "gksu-polkit-git" 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-polkit-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gksu-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gksu-polkit-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gksu-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gksu-polkit-git" 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-polkit-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 758539
Name: gksu-polkit-git
PackageBaseID: 65226
PackageBase: gksu-polkit-git
Version: 2:0.0.2.r3.gd7e3160-1
Description: Replacement for gksu that uses PolicyKit
URL: https://live.gnome.org/gksu
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1354748187
LastModified: 1593489369
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gksu-polkit-git.tar.gz