lightpkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 09,2025

1. Install "lightpkg" 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 lightpkg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightpkg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 961331
Name: lightpkg
PackageBaseID: 171001
PackageBase: lightpkg
Version: 1.1.1.1-1
Description: Yet another pacman/AUR helper.
URL: https://github.com/TargetGalaxy/lightpkg/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TargetGalaxy
Submitter: TargetGalaxy
FirstSubmitted: 1631483011
LastModified: 1631713051
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightpkg.tar.gz