rxvt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "rxvt" 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 rxvt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rxvt on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rxvt" 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 rxvt's git locally


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


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

ID: 369659
Name: rxvt
PackageBaseID: 118315
PackageBase: rxvt
Version: 2.7.10-7
Description: A colour vt102 terminal emulator
URL: http://rxvt.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1483247966
LastModified: 1483247966
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rxvt.tar.gz