linux-explain-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "linux-explain-bin" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install linux-explain-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S linux-explain-bin

* (Optional) Uninstall linux-explain-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns linux-explain-bin

2. Manually Install "linux-explain-bin" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone linux-explain-bin's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/linux-explain-bin.git ~/linux-explain-bin

c. Go to ~/linux-explain-bin folder and install it

$ cd ~/linux-explain-bin $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the linux-explain-bin package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1118661
Name: linux-explain-bin
PackageBaseID: 184453
PackageBase: linux-explain-bin
Version: 1.4.D001-1
Description: Utility to explain system call errors. This package provides an explain(1) command to explain Unix and Linux system call errors, after the fact.
URL: http://libexplain.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Speykious
FirstSubmitted: 1659041472
LastModified: 1659041472
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linux-explain-bin.tar.gz