howdoi-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall howdoi-git on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 566918
Name: howdoi-git
PackageBaseID: 77094
PackageBase: howdoi-git
Version: 1.1.14.329.807894b-1
Description: Instant coding answers via the command line.
URL: https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1651513995
Maintainer: yuanji
Submitter: bpetlert
FirstSubmitted: 1388937644
LastModified: 1544361393
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/howdoi-git.tar.gz