pkgtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "pkgtools" 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 pkgtools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pkgtools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 953832
Name: pkgtools
PackageBaseID: 97042
PackageBase: pkgtools
Version: 25-9
Description: A collection of scripts for Arch Linux packages
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=384196
NumVotes: 111
Popularity: 0.187768
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: farseerfc
Submitter: farseerfc
FirstSubmitted: 1439201249
LastModified: 1630206918
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pkgtools.tar.gz