hexcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "hexcat" 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 hexcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hexcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 952950
Name: hexcat
PackageBaseID: 168722
PackageBase: hexcat
Version: 2.3.4-2
Description: A hex display with Unicode symboles for specials.
URL: https://github.com/TylerMackJ/Hexcat
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TylerMackJ
Submitter: lmartinez-mirror
FirstSubmitted: 1625690379
LastModified: 1630023189
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hexcat.tar.gz