sinit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "sinit" 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 sinit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sinit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1080203
Name: sinit
PackageBaseID: 99210
PackageBase: sinit
Version: 1.1-3
Description: Suckless init
URL: https://core.suckless.org/sinit/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1441150155
LastModified: 1652556953
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sinit.tar.gz