packagekit-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 01,2025

1. Install "packagekit-git" 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 packagekit-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                packagekit-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall packagekit-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1167713
Name: packagekit-git
PackageBaseID: 117293
PackageBase: packagekit-git
Version: 1.2.5-2
Description: A system designed to make installation and updates of packages easier
URL: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: apol
Submitter: apol
FirstSubmitted: 1479840157
LastModified: 1668191793
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/packagekit-git.tar.gz