grub-holdshift on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "grub-holdshift" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install grub-holdshift on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S grub-holdshift

* (Optional) Uninstall grub-holdshift on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns grub-holdshift

2. Manually Install "grub-holdshift" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone grub-holdshift's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/grub-holdshift.git ~/grub-holdshift

c. Go to ~/grub-holdshift folder and install it

$ cd ~/grub-holdshift $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the grub-holdshift package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 187825
Name: grub-holdshift
PackageBaseID: 71381
PackageBase: grub-holdshift
Version: 1.2-2
Description: Script to hide GRUB unless shift is held down.
URL: https://github.com/hobarrera/grub-holdshift
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Wyn
Submitter: whynothugo
FirstSubmitted: 1372361076
LastModified: 1433827776
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/grub-holdshift.tar.gz