r-askpass on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "r-askpass" 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 r-askpass on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall r-askpass on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "r-askpass" 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 r-askpass's git locally


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


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

ID: 1324846
Name: r-askpass
PackageBaseID: 141712
PackageBase: r-askpass
Version: 1.2.0-2
Description: Password Entry Utilities for R, Git, and SSH
URL: https://cran.r-project.org/package=askpass
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BioArchLinuxBot
Submitter: Kibouo
FirstSubmitted: 1556815061
LastModified: 1695729859
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/r-askpass.tar.gz