kstars-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1345626
Name: kstars-git
PackageBaseID: 190021
PackageBase: kstars-git
Version: 1:d03990305-2
Description: Desktop Planetarium
URL: https://kde.org/applications/education/kstars/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.003343
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: edombek
Submitter: edombek
FirstSubmitted: 1675152109
LastModified: 1698817238
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kstars-git.tar.gz