python-apt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "python-apt" 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 python-apt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall python-apt on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "python-apt" 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 python-apt's git locally


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


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

ID: 1369105
Name: python-apt
PackageBaseID: 82952
PackageBase: python-apt
Version: 2.7.2-1
Description: Python binding of libapt-pkg
URL: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/python-apt
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: JonnyJD
FirstSubmitted: 1402475837
LastModified: 1702485967
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-apt.tar.gz