longcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "longcat" 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 longcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall longcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1368488
Name: longcat
PackageBaseID: 161887
PackageBase: longcat
Version: v0.0.4-2
Description: Creates a looooong cat in the terminal
URL: https://github.com/mattn/longcat
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chasar
Submitter: Chasar
FirstSubmitted: 1610199341
LastModified: 1702386237
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/longcat.tar.gz