mousepad-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 903566
Name: mousepad-git
PackageBaseID: 115338
PackageBase: mousepad-git
Version: 0.5.4+142+gd71a464-1
Description: Simple text editor for Xfce (git checkout)
URL: http://www.xfce.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: twa022
Submitter: FredBezies
FirstSubmitted: 1473277157
LastModified: 1620391853
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mousepad-git.tar.gz