kicost on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "kicost" 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 kicost on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kicost on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1328131
Name: kicost
PackageBaseID: 104208
PackageBase: kicost
Version: 1.1.18-1
Description: KiCAD script to convert BOM xml into spreadsheet
URL: https://github.com/xesscorp/KiCost/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 2bluesc
Submitter: 2bluesc
FirstSubmitted: 1449299047
LastModified: 1696314243
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kicost.tar.gz