pencil on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "pencil" 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 pencil on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pencil on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1193734
Name: pencil
PackageBaseID: 63500
PackageBase: pencil
Version: 3.1.1-1
Description: Sketching and GUI prototyping/wireframing tool
URL: https://github.com/evolus/pencil
NumVotes: 191
Popularity: 0.016089
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: brli
Submitter: tinhtruong
FirstSubmitted: 1349950415
LastModified: 1673200217
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pencil.tar.gz