perp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "perp" 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 perp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall perp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 462364
Name: perp
PackageBaseID: 38242
PackageBase: perp
Version: 2.07-2
Description: Perp, aka the perpetrator, a persistent process supervisor.
URL: http://b0llix.net/perp/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
Submitter: robertfoster
FirstSubmitted: 1277055702
LastModified: 1511034670
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/perp.tar.gz