pacnews on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "pacnews" 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 pacnews on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacnews on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427207
Name: pacnews
PackageBaseID: 114992
PackageBase: pacnews
Version: 2.4.0-1
Description: Read Arch Linux News from your CLI
URL: https://github.com/dottorblaster/pacnews
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 1.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dottorblaster
Submitter: dottorblaster
FirstSubmitted: 1472062585
LastModified: 1710438209
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacnews.tar.gz