updatehint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "updatehint" 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 updatehint on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall updatehint on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 515903
Name: updatehint
PackageBaseID: 113319
PackageBase: updatehint
Version: 1.6-2
Description: Provides notifications about Arch Linux updates.
URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/updatehint
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tinxy
Submitter: tinxy
FirstSubmitted: 1467924370
LastModified: 1527879877
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/updatehint.tar.gz