pacaur on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "pacaur" 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 pacaur on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacaur on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 600377
Name: pacaur
PackageBaseID: 139631
PackageBase: pacaur
Version: 4.8.6-1
Description: An AUR helper that minimizes user interaction
URL: https://github.com/E5ten/pacaur
NumVotes: 78
Popularity: 0.762508
OutOfDate: 1687367223
Maintainer: E5ten
Submitter: E5ten
FirstSubmitted: 1550162333
LastModified: 1554160585
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacaur.tar.gz