ink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "ink" 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 ink on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ink on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 548956
Name: ink
PackageBaseID: 101484
PackageBase: ink
Version: 0.5.3-1
Description: Command line tool for checking the ink level of printers
URL: http://ink.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.180801
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mickael9
Submitter: mickael9
FirstSubmitted: 1444331626
LastModified: 1538558873
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ink.tar.gz