gx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "gx" 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 gx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1175527
Name: gx
PackageBaseID: 150704
PackageBase: gx
Version: 0.14.3-1
Description: Packaging tool built around the distributed, content addressed filesystem IPFS
URL: https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000343
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: EndlessEden
Submitter: demize
FirstSubmitted: 1585164095
LastModified: 1669605111
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gx.tar.gz