polkit-gnome-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "polkit-gnome-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 polkit-gnome-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 793846
Name: polkit-gnome-git
PackageBaseID: 157850
PackageBase: polkit-gnome-git
Version: 0.105.r66.ga0763a2-1
Description: Legacy polkit authentication agent for GNOME
URL: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dmitmel
Submitter: dmitmel
FirstSubmitted: 1600536936
LastModified: 1600536936
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polkit-gnome-git.tar.gz