hnwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "hnwatch" 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 hnwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hnwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 593911
Name: hnwatch
PackageBaseID: 96212
PackageBase: heavything
Version: 1.24-1
Description: a HackerNews API realtime terminal watch/reader
URL: https://2ton.com.au/hnwatch/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pizzaman
Submitter: ser
FirstSubmitted: 1437443624
LastModified: 1552367840
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hnwatch.tar.gz