symlinks on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "symlinks" 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 symlinks on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall symlinks on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 456156
Name: symlinks
PackageBaseID: 22283
PackageBase: symlinks
Version: 1.4.3-3
Description: Scan and change symbolic links
URL: https://github.com/brandt/symlinks
NumVotes: 46
Popularity: 0.049052
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kbabioch
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1229601191
LastModified: 1509286336
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/symlinks.tar.gz