gpwsafe on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 26,2025

1. Install "gpwsafe" 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 gpwsafe on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gpwsafe on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 371992
Name: gpwsafe
PackageBaseID: 56182
PackageBase: gpwsafe
Version: 0.21.5-1
Description: A commandline program for managing encrypted password databases
URL: https://github.com/sakhnik/gpwsafe
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1513493677
Maintainer: sakhnik
Submitter: sakhnik
FirstSubmitted: 1327773177
LastModified: 1483861962
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gpwsafe.tar.gz