nvi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "nvi" 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 nvi on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nvi on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1144226
Name: nvi
PackageBaseID: 99390
PackageBase: nvi
Version: 1.79-3
Description: Portable OpenBSD vi, originally distributed as part of 4BSD.
URL: https://github.com/lacamera/nvi
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.000275
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lacamera
Submitter: 10sr
FirstSubmitted: 1441467668
LastModified: 1664129008
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nvi.tar.gz