utmp-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "utmp-git" 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 utmp-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall utmp-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "utmp-git" 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 utmp-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 655270
Name: utmp-git
PackageBaseID: 76741
PackageBase: utmp-git
Version: r19.694c4dd-1
Description: A small program which updates the utmp record of the current tty.
URL: http://git.suckless.org/utmp/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1388221795
LastModified: 1570863350
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/utmp-git.tar.gz