j on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "j" 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 j on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall j on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 959916
Name: j
PackageBaseID: 22684
PackageBase: j
Version: 0.23.0-3
Description: A text editor written in Java
URL: http://armedbear-j.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230469207
LastModified: 1631465567
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/j.tar.gz