retext-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "retext-git" 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 retext-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall retext-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "retext-git" 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 retext-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1152554
Name: retext-git
PackageBaseID: 73636
PackageBase: retext-git
Version: 8.0.0.r1289.fa18e91-1
Description: A simple editor for Markdown and ReStructuredText markup languages.
URL: https://github.com/retext-project/retext
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Xiaoxiao
FirstSubmitted: 1379679397
LastModified: 1665810706
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/retext-git.tar.gz