lobster on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "lobster" 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 lobster on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lobster on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1419895
Name: lobster
PackageBaseID: 184678
PackageBase: lobster
Version: v4.2.3-2
Description: Shell script to watch Movies/Webseries/Shows from the terminal.
URL: https://github.com/justchokingaround/lobster
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.490714
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chomsky
Submitter: artfox3
FirstSubmitted: 1659660623
LastModified: 1709458797
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lobster.tar.gz