hwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "hwatch" 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 hwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421081
Name: hwatch
PackageBaseID: 189087
PackageBase: hwatch
Version: 0.3.11-1
Description: A modern alternative to the watch command
URL: https://github.com/blacknon/hwatch
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.001233
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: orhun
Submitter: orhun
FirstSubmitted: 1672326589
LastModified: 1709632162
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hwatch.tar.gz