now-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall now-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "now-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 now-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1383966
Name: now-git
PackageBaseID: 103522
PackageBase: now-git
Version: r13.5a84890-1
Description: Convenient global date printer
URL: https://github.com/robpike/now
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1447862032
LastModified: 1704958617
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/now-git.tar.gz