k on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "k" 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 k on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall k on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 840870
Name: k
PackageBaseID: 161064
PackageBase: k
Version: 0.0.5-2
Description: a zsh script / plugin to make directory listings more readable, adding a bit of color and some git status information on files and directories.
URL: https://github.com/supercrabtree/k
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: zhixi
Submitter: zhixi
FirstSubmitted: 1608391821
LastModified: 1609477484
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/k.tar.gz