kitty-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1419354
Name: kitty-git
PackageBaseID: 118634
PackageBase: kitty-git
Version: 1:0.32.2.r373.ge9c4e7310-2
Description: Modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator
URL: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.003406
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FabioLolix
Submitter: mkindshofer
FirstSubmitted: 1484063643
LastModified: 1709370978
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kitty-git.tar.gz