hostess-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                hostess-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall hostess-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                hostess-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "hostess-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 hostess-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 504460
Name: hostess-git
PackageBaseID: 131732
PackageBase: hostess-git
Version: v0.3.0.r0.4f98a9f-1
Description: An idempotent command-line utility for managing your /etc/hosts file (git).
URL: https://github.com/cbednarski/hostess
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dmfay
Submitter: dmfay
FirstSubmitted: 1524272888
LastModified: 1524273026
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hostess-git.tar.gz