rng-rename on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "rng-rename" 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 rng-rename on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rng-rename on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rng-rename" 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 rng-rename's git locally


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


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

ID: 1338999
Name: rng-rename
PackageBaseID: 175785
PackageBase: rng-rename
Version: 0.6.5-1
Description: A CLI tool to rename files to randomly generated strings.
URL: https://github.com/cyqsimon/rng-rename
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cyqsimon
Submitter: cyqsimon
FirstSubmitted: 1644323571
LastModified: 1698111776
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rng-rename.tar.gz