nixwriter on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "nixwriter" 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 nixwriter on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nixwriter on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1034633
Name: nixwriter
PackageBaseID: 144011
PackageBase: nixwriter
Version: 2.0.0-1
Description: Create bootable Linux images with dd and from a GTK user interface
URL: https://gitlab.com/9898287/nixwriter
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FabioLolix
Submitter: oktopod11
FirstSubmitted: 1564658090
LastModified: 1644526012
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nixwriter.tar.gz