perl-expect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "perl-expect" 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 perl-expect on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                perl-expect
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall perl-expect on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                perl-expect
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "perl-expect" 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 perl-expect's git locally


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


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

ID: 536806
Name: perl-expect
PackageBaseID: 26651
PackageBase: perl-expect
Version: 1.35-1
Description: automate interactions with command line programs that expose a text terminal interface.
URL: https://metacpan.org/release/Expect
NumVotes: 82
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1709684192
Maintainer: Zack_Emmert
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1242969568
LastModified: 1534786928
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/perl-expect.tar.gz