less-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1135033
Name: less-git
PackageBaseID: 185484
PackageBase: less-git
Version: 608.r0.g22e4af5-1
Description: A free, open-source file pager
URL: https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1662306065
LastModified: 1662306065
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/less-git.tar.gz