p4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "p4" 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 p4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall p4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "p4" 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 p4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/p4.git 
            
                        
                ~/p4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/p4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/p4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the p4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1280210
Name: p4
PackageBaseID: 29999
PackageBase: p4
Version: 2023.1.2442900-1
Description: Perforce command line client
URL: https://www.perforce.com
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jshap
Submitter: queueRAM
FirstSubmitted: 1252547104
LastModified: 1688007563
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/p4.tar.gz