pmenu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "pmenu" 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 pmenu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pmenu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 375613
Name: pmenu
PackageBaseID: 99651
PackageBase: pmenu
Version: 0.3.3-1
Description: A dynamic terminal-based menu inspired by dmenu written in Python without dependencies with an optional MRU ordering which could also be used as an application launcher and CtrlP alternative.
URL: https://github.com/sgtpep/pmenu
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sgtpep
Submitter: sgtpep
FirstSubmitted: 1441790807
LastModified: 1484772955
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pmenu.tar.gz