plocate-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "plocate-git" 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 plocate-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                plocate-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall plocate-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1260743
Name: plocate-git
PackageBaseID: 170789
PackageBase: plocate-git
Version: 1.1.18.r5.gca28328-1
Description: A locate(1) based on posting lists, completely replacing mlocate with a much faster (and smaller) index
URL: https://plocate.sesse.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1630849892
LastModified: 1684592089
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/plocate-git.tar.gz