root-tail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "root-tail" 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 root-tail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall root-tail on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "root-tail" 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 root-tail's git locally


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


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

ID: 630686
Name: root-tail
PackageBaseID: 139168
PackageBase: root-tail
Version: 1.3-1
Description: Displays a given file (stdin) anywhere on your X11 root window
URL: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/root-tail.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Beebo
Submitter: Beebo
FirstSubmitted: 1548889542
LastModified: 1563501178
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/root-tail.tar.gz