runas-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 855952
Name: runas-git
PackageBaseID: 162718
PackageBase: runas-git
Version: 0.1.0.1.gca17ee4-1
Description: An alternative to sudo and doas written in Rust
URL: https://github.com/Keyboard-Slayer/runas
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: keyboard-slayer
Submitter: keyboard-slayer
FirstSubmitted: 1612095558
LastModified: 1612096716
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/runas-git.tar.gz