polygen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "polygen" 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 polygen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall polygen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203992
Name: polygen
PackageBaseID: 19693
PackageBase: polygen
Version: 1.0.6-1
Description: A program for generating random sentences according to a grammar definition
URL: http://polygen.org/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1701004876
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter: Dragonlord
FirstSubmitted: 1220822915
LastModified: 1435507035
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polygen.tar.gz