nullshell on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "nullshell" 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 nullshell on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nullshell on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 841180
Name: nullshell
PackageBaseID: 76513
PackageBase: nullshell
Version: 0.0.7-1
Description: do nothing but print keep alive characters, can be used for login shell
URL: https://github.com/eworm-de/nullshell
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1387537434
LastModified: 1609539111
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nullshell.tar.gz