groff-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "groff-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 groff-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall groff-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "groff-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 groff-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1362253
Name: groff-git
PackageBaseID: 87067
PackageBase: groff-git
Version: 1.23.0.598-1
Description: GNU Troff. Official git trunk.
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000402
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: toropisco
Submitter: toropisco
FirstSubmitted: 1414776476
LastModified: 1701305180
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/groff-git.tar.gz