surf-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "surf-git" 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 surf-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall surf-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "surf-git" 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 surf-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 832248
Name: surf-git
PackageBaseID: 67820
PackageBase: surf-git
Version: 2.0.r82.g7dcce9e-1
Description: a WebKit based browser
URL: http://surf.suckless.org/
NumVotes: 37
Popularity: 0.010482
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cdude
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1362562096
LastModified: 1607723673
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/surf-git.tar.gz