libxls on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "libxls" 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 libxls on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libxls on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 842446
Name: libxls
PackageBaseID: 142699
PackageBase: libxls
Version: 1.6.2-1
Description: Read binary Excel files from C/C++
URL: https://github.com/libxls/libxls
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: adsun
FirstSubmitted: 1560300595
LastModified: 1609769606
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxls.tar.gz