vi-vim-symlink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "vi-vim-symlink" 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 vi-vim-symlink on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vi-vim-symlink
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vi-vim-symlink on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vi-vim-symlink
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vi-vim-symlink" 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 vi-vim-symlink's git locally


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


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

ID: 1070625
Name: vi-vim-symlink
PackageBaseID: 178189
PackageBase: vi-vim-symlink
Version: 1-2
Description: Replace vi with vim
URL: http://www.vim.org
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0.665034
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Alad
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1650649984
LastModified: 1650651268
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vi-vim-symlink.tar.gz