update-motd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "update-motd" 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 update-motd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                update-motd
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall update-motd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                update-motd
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "update-motd" 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 update-motd's git locally


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


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

ID: 780315
Name: update-motd
PackageBaseID: 156855
PackageBase: update-motd
Version: 3.6-0
Description: compliments pam_motd in libpam-modules
URL: https://launchpad.net/update-motd
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1662817803
Maintainer: Abdalrohman
Submitter: Abdalrohman
FirstSubmitted: 1597788312
LastModified: 1597788312
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/update-motd.tar.gz