mandb-ondemand on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "mandb-ondemand" 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 mandb-ondemand on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mandb-ondemand
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mandb-ondemand on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mandb-ondemand
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mandb-ondemand" 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 mandb-ondemand's git locally


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


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

ID: 333160
Name: mandb-ondemand
PackageBaseID: 113472
PackageBase: mandb-ondemand
Version: 2.06-2
Description: Makes any pacman updates to the manpage index database much faster.
URL: http://github.com/graysky2/mandb-ondemand
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: graysky
Submitter: graysky
FirstSubmitted: 1468283959
LastModified: 1472249350
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mandb-ondemand.tar.gz