original-awk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "original-awk" 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 original-awk on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 566912
Name: original-awk
PackageBaseID: 137923
PackageBase: original-awk
Version: 2012_12_20_6-1
Description: The original awk described in 'The AWK Programming Language'
URL: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/original-awk
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TheZeus121
Submitter: TheZeus121
FirstSubmitted: 1544360626
LastModified: 1544360626
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/original-awk.tar.gz