howdoi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "howdoi" 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 howdoi on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall howdoi on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1165989
Name: howdoi
PackageBaseID: 119707
PackageBase: howdoi
Version: 2.0.20-2
Description: Instant coding answers via the command line
URL: https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi
NumVotes: 21
Popularity: 0.002825
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: flipee
Submitter: nicoulaj
FirstSubmitted: 1486925260
LastModified: 1667856462
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/howdoi.tar.gz