pidcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "pidcat" 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 pidcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pidcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 337417
Name: pidcat
PackageBaseID: 78813
PackageBase: pidcat
Version: 2.1.0-3
Description: Colored logcat script which only shows log entries for a specific application package.
URL: https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Igneo676
Submitter: burntcookie90
FirstSubmitted: 1391981535
LastModified: 1473646093
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pidcat.tar.gz