kate-root on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "kate-root" 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 kate-root on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kate-root on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kate-root" 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 kate-root's git locally


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


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

ID: 1424327
Name: kate-root
PackageBaseID: 199106
PackageBase: kate-root
Version: 24.02.0-1
Description: Advanced Text Editor from the KDE project, patched to be able to run as root.
URL: https://apps.kde.org/kate/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.066799
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dreieck
Submitter: dreieck
FirstSubmitted: 1698754559
LastModified: 1710069354
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kate-root.tar.gz