perl-want on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall perl-want on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "perl-want" 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-want's git locally


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


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

ID: 296213
Name: perl-want
PackageBaseID: 100145
PackageBase: perl-want
Version: 0.29-1
Description: A generalisation of wantarray
URL: https://metacpan.org/release/Want
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705928809
Maintainer: jnbek
Submitter: jnbek
FirstSubmitted: 1442424527
LastModified: 1461370115
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/perl-want.tar.gz