polycat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "polycat" 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 polycat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall polycat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1351174
Name: polycat
PackageBaseID: 199438
PackageBase: polycat
Version: 1.2.0-3
Description: Runcat module for Polybar
URL: https://github.com/2IMT/polycat.git
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.153708
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 2IMT
Submitter: 2IMT
FirstSubmitted: 1699650600
LastModified: 1699675535
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polycat.tar.gz