pacvcs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "pacvcs" 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 pacvcs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacvcs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1142274
Name: pacvcs
PackageBaseID: 96883
PackageBase: pacvcs
Version: 1:1.0.1-0
Description: Pacman VCS version checker
URL: https://github.com/pzl/pacvcs
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pzl
Submitter: pzl
FirstSubmitted: 1439049860
LastModified: 1663704798
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacvcs.tar.gz