pacman-helper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "pacman-helper" 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 pacman-helper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pacman-helper
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pacman-helper on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 255645
Name: pacman-helper
PackageBaseID: 96211
PackageBase: pacman-helper
Version: 0.21-1
Description: Pacman helper scripts for those who can not remember the options
URL:
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jamespharvey20
Submitter: jamespharvey20
FirstSubmitted: 1437440990
LastModified: 1449994889
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacman-helper.tar.gz