preserve-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 882132
Name: preserve-git
PackageBaseID: 157161
PackageBase: preserve-git
Version: 0.5.0.r0.g8e7a8da-2
Description: Efficiency oriented media player/jellyfin frontend
URL: https://gitlab.com/tonyfinn/preserve
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tonyfinn
Submitter: tonyfinn
FirstSubmitted: 1598573740
LastModified: 1616533081
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/preserve-git.tar.gz