jedit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "jedit" 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 jedit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jedit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1123953
Name: jedit
PackageBaseID: 166556
PackageBase: jedit
Version: 5.6.0-2
Description: Editor for programmers
URL: http://jedit.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dalto
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620465282
LastModified: 1660044652
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jedit.tar.gz