nix-init on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "nix-init" 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 nix-init on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nix-init on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "nix-init" 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 nix-init's git locally


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


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

ID: 1319923
Name: nix-init
PackageBaseID: 191749
PackageBase: nix-init
Version: 0.3.0-1
Description: Generate Nix packages from URLs with hash prefetching, dependency inference, license detection, and more
URL: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-init
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: KokaKiwi
Submitter: KokaKiwi
FirstSubmitted: 1679309129
LastModified: 1694903932
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nix-init.tar.gz