nixpkgs-fmt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "nixpkgs-fmt" 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 nixpkgs-fmt on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nixpkgs-fmt
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nixpkgs-fmt on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1388209
Name: nixpkgs-fmt
PackageBaseID: 195296
PackageBase: nixpkgs-fmt
Version: 1.3.0-2
Description: Nix code formatter for nixpkgs
URL: https://github.com/nix-community/nixpkgs-fmt
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Misaka13514
Submitter: Misaka13514
FirstSubmitted: 1688396597
LastModified: 1705588287
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nixpkgs-fmt.tar.gz