novelwriter on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "novelwriter" 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 novelwriter on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1411360
Name: novelwriter
PackageBaseID: 162405
PackageBase: novelwriter
Version: 2.2.1-1
Description: A markdown-like document editor for writing novels
URL: https://novelwriter.io
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.016294
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bitwave
Submitter: bitwave
FirstSubmitted: 1611326407
LastModified: 1708261823
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/novelwriter.tar.gz