vim-devicons on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "vim-devicons" 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 vim-devicons on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 887860
Name: vim-devicons
PackageBaseID: 113827
PackageBase: vim-devicons
Version: 0.11.0-1
Description: Adds file type icons to Vim plugins
URL: https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: CountMurphy
Submitter: Shibumi
FirstSubmitted: 1469046016
LastModified: 1617584584
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-devicons.tar.gz