mlocate-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "mlocate-git" 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 mlocate-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mlocate-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mlocate-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1260740
Name: mlocate-git
PackageBaseID: 124972
PackageBase: mlocate-git
Version: 0.26.r14.gc98bf65-3
Description: A locate/updatedb implementation
URL: https://pagure.io/mlocate
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1503339454
LastModified: 1684591945
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mlocate-git.tar.gz