unicode on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "unicode" 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 unicode on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall unicode on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1318795
Name: unicode
PackageBaseID: 24585
PackageBase: unicode
Version: 2.9-3
Description: Display unicode character properties on the command line
URL: https://github.com/garabik/unicode
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0.002109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Rhinoceros
Submitter: taimon
FirstSubmitted: 1236761055
LastModified: 1694670956
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/unicode.tar.gz