src on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "src" 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 src on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall src on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1428470
Name: src
PackageBaseID: 87261
PackageBase: src
Version: 1.38-1
Description: Simple Revision Control with modern UI for single-file projects
URL: http://www.catb.org/esr/src/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.102224
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chungy
Submitter: chungy
FirstSubmitted: 1415482350
LastModified: 1710600516
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/src.tar.gz