jq-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "jq-git" 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 jq-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jq-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jq-git" 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 jq-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 551532
Name: jq-git
PackageBaseID: 63850
PackageBase: jq-git
Version: 1.6rc2.3.g0c845aa-1
Description: Command-line JSON processor
URL: http://stedolan.github.io/jq/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.013926
OutOfDate: 1693128690
Maintainer: OJFord
Submitter: alexchamberlain
FirstSubmitted: 1350939833
LastModified: 1539472231
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jq-git.tar.gz