kwrite-root on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "kwrite-root" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install kwrite-root on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S kwrite-root

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

$ yay -Rns kwrite-root

2. Manually Install "kwrite-root" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone kwrite-root's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kwrite-root.git ~/kwrite-root

c. Go to ~/kwrite-root folder and install it

$ cd ~/kwrite-root $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the kwrite-root package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1108306
Name: kwrite-root
PackageBaseID: 123023
PackageBase: kate-root
Version: 22.04.2-1
Description: Text Editor, patched to be able to run as root
URL: https://apps.kde.org/kwrite/
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 4.9E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mnabid
FirstSubmitted: 1496364684
LastModified: 1657103680
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kwrite-root.tar.gz