tin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "tin" 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 tin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tin on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1405751
Name: tin
PackageBaseID: 43545
PackageBase: tin
Version: 2.6.3-1
Description: A threaded NNTP and spool based UseNet newsreader.
URL: http://www.tin.org
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.425551
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: ilpianista
FirstSubmitted: 1289662337
LastModified: 1707342567
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tin.tar.gz