rand on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "rand" 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 rand on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rand on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 985115
Name: rand
PackageBaseID: 172824
PackageBase: rand
Version: 1.0.4-1
Description: A simple program to write random numbers/characters to standard output
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/rand/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Nurmukhametov
Submitter: Nurmukhametov
FirstSubmitted: 1636279999
LastModified: 1636279999
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rand.tar.gz