shtool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "shtool" 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 shtool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall shtool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 292066
Name: shtool
PackageBaseID: 109870
PackageBase: shtool
Version: 2.0.8-2
Description: GNU shtool is a compilation of small but very stable and portable shell scripts into a single shell tool.
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tsipizic
Submitter: tsipizic
FirstSubmitted: 1460103713
LastModified: 1460104991
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/shtool.tar.gz