sexpect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 05,2025

1. Install "sexpect" 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 sexpect on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sexpect on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1149518
Name: sexpect
PackageBaseID: 184217
PackageBase: sexpect
Version: 2.3.14-1
Description: Expect for shells
URL: https://github.com/clarkwang/sexpect
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vaygr
Submitter: vaygr
FirstSubmitted: 1658518470
LastModified: 1665153776
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sexpect.tar.gz