libcanlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 18,2024

1. Install "libcanlock" 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 libcanlock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libcanlock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1407954
Name: libcanlock
PackageBaseID: 170490
PackageBase: libcanlock
Version: 3.3.0-5
Description: Standalone, modern RFC 8315 Netnews Cancel-Lock implementation for Unix
URL: https://micha.freeshell.org/libcanlock/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kseistrup
Submitter: kseistrup
FirstSubmitted: 1630248775
LastModified: 1707728789
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libcanlock.tar.gz