pycp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "pycp" 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 pycp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pycp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 603057
Name: pycp
PackageBaseID: 58747
PackageBase: pycp
Version: 8.0.8-1
Description: cp and mv with a progressbar
URL: http://github.com/dmerejkowsky/pycp
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dmerejkowsky
Submitter: yannicklm
FirstSubmitted: 1335212382
LastModified: 1555008283
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pycp.tar.gz