pacwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "pacwatch" 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 pacwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1422218
Name: pacwatch
PackageBaseID: 159831
PackageBase: pacwatch
Version: 1.2.0-1
Description: A pacman wrapper which helps you watch important package updates
URL: https://github.com/ouuan/pacwatch
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ouuan
Submitter: ouuan
FirstSubmitted: 1605315453
LastModified: 1709786675
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacwatch.tar.gz