systemd-cron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "systemd-cron" 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 systemd-cron on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                systemd-cron
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall systemd-cron on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                systemd-cron
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "systemd-cron" 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 systemd-cron's git locally


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


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

ID: 1407703
Name: systemd-cron
PackageBaseID: 70427
PackageBase: systemd-cron
Version: 2.3.2-1
Description: systemd units to run cron scripts
URL: https://github.com/systemd-cron/systemd-cron
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0.029284
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbb
Submitter: dbb
FirstSubmitted: 1369686369
LastModified: 1707688489
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/systemd-cron.tar.gz