gotest on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gotest" 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 gotest on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gotest on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1346537
Name: gotest
PackageBaseID: 155484
PackageBase: gotest
Version: 0.0.6-1
Description: go test with colors
URL: https://github.com/rakyll/gotest
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000146
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cippaciong
Submitter: cippaciong
FirstSubmitted: 1594847198
LastModified: 1698958900
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gotest.tar.gz