mcron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "mcron" 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 mcron on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mcron on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1232957
Name: mcron
PackageBaseID: 163107
PackageBase: mcron
Version: 1.2.3-1
Description: Pure Guile, compatible replacement for cron
URL: https://gnu.org/software/mcron/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.018527
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: defaultxr
Submitter: Renesat
FirstSubmitted: 1612862948
LastModified: 1679954950
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mcron.tar.gz