termcap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "termcap" 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 termcap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall termcap on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 960519
Name: termcap
PackageBaseID: 97531
PackageBase: termcap
Version: 1.3.1-6
Description: Enables programs to use display computer terminals in a device-independent manner
URL: http://www.catb.org/~esr/terminfo/
NumVotes: 57
Popularity: 0.425939
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: guzzisti
Submitter: beej
FirstSubmitted: 1439495199
LastModified: 1631561965
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/termcap.tar.gz