ruby-xdg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "ruby-xdg" 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 ruby-xdg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ruby-xdg on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ruby-xdg" 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 ruby-xdg's git locally


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


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

ID: 1425310
Name: ruby-xdg
PackageBaseID: 127360
PackageBase: ruby-xdg
Version: 8.2.0-1
Description: Provides a Ruby implementation of the XDG Base Directory Specification
URL: https://www.alchemists.io/projects/xdg
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: flipee
Submitter: lucacesari
FirstSubmitted: 1511104649
LastModified: 1710181952
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby-xdg.tar.gz