progit2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "progit2" 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 progit2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall progit2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "progit2" 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 progit2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/progit2.git 
            
                        
                ~/progit2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/progit2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/progit2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the progit2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 536125
Name: progit2
PackageBaseID: 118530
PackageBase: progit2
Version: 2.1.82-1
Description: The offline version of the entire Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub
URL: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: wget
Submitter: wget
FirstSubmitted: 1483897984
LastModified: 1534587616
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/progit2.tar.gz