reportbug on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "reportbug" 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 reportbug on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall reportbug on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1417785
Name: reportbug
PackageBaseID: 67166
PackageBase: reportbug
Version: 13.0.1-1
Description: A tool designed to make the reporting of bugs in Debian and derived distributions relatively painless
URL: https://salsa.debian.org/reportbug-team/reportbug
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BenTheTechGuy
Submitter: JonnyJD
FirstSubmitted: 1360693082
LastModified: 1709176956
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/reportbug.tar.gz