jgit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "jgit" 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 jgit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jgit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1365959
Name: jgit
PackageBaseID: 22570
PackageBase: jgit
Version: 6.8.0.202311291450_r-1
Description: A 100% pure java implementation of git
URL: http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/
NumVotes: 49
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: petronny
Submitter: xduugu
FirstSubmitted: 1230399077
LastModified: 1701935822
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jgit.tar.gz