pacmerge on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "pacmerge" 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 pacmerge on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacmerge on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1313202
Name: pacmerge
PackageBaseID: 152866
PackageBase: pacmerge
Version: 0.2.0-1
Description: A semi-automatic merge tool for pacnew files.
URL: https://heptapod.host/jmb/pacmerge
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000342
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jmb
Submitter: jmb
FirstSubmitted: 1589698949
LastModified: 1693746451
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacmerge.tar.gz