ledit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "ledit" 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 ledit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ledit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 543367
Name: ledit
PackageBaseID: 100582
PackageBase: ledit
Version: 2.04-1
Description: Line editor, allowing to use shell commands with control characters like in Emacs.
URL: http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/ledit/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1696712497
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1443011517
LastModified: 1536758191
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ledit.tar.gz