tack on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "tack" 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 tack on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tack on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 586207
Name: tack
PackageBaseID: 74582
PackageBase: tack
Version: 1.08-1
Description: A program that can be used to verify or refine a terminfo (terminal information) description of a terminal.
URL: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/tack.html
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: immae
FirstSubmitted: 1382282983
LastModified: 1550141003
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tack.tar.gz