octopi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "octopi" 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 octopi on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall octopi on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1428109
Name: octopi
PackageBaseID: 73141
PackageBase: octopi
Version: 0.15.0-2
Description: This is Octopi, a powerful Pacman frontend using Qt libs
URL: https://tintaescura.com/projects/octopi/
NumVotes: 1394
Popularity: 26.794524
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: matmoul
Submitter: ImNtReal
FirstSubmitted: 1378251725
LastModified: 1710563618
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/octopi.tar.gz