libestr on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "libestr" 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 libestr on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libestr on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1292764
Name: libestr
PackageBaseID: 128881
PackageBase: libestr
Version: 0.1.11-1
Description: essentials for string handling (and a bit more)
URL: http://libestr.adiscon.com/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.277274
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fordprefect
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515327537
LastModified: 1690015487
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libestr.tar.gz