rot8-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "rot8-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 rot8-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rot8-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rot8-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 rot8-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/rot8-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/rot8-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/rot8-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/rot8-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rot8-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1107796
Name: rot8-git
PackageBaseID: 144680
PackageBase: rot8-git
Version: 0.1.3.35.g8043166-2
Description: A screen rotation daemon
URL: https://github.com/efernau/rot8
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.180698
OutOfDate: 1703137668
Maintainer: mnussbaum
Submitter: mnussbaum
FirstSubmitted: 1567140736
LastModified: 1656992513
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rot8-git.tar.gz