vim-fcitx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "vim-fcitx" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install vim-fcitx on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S vim-fcitx

* (Optional) Uninstall vim-fcitx on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns vim-fcitx

2. Manually Install "vim-fcitx" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone vim-fcitx's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vim-fcitx.git ~/vim-fcitx

c. Go to ~/vim-fcitx folder and install it

$ cd ~/vim-fcitx $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the vim-fcitx package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 950193
Name: vim-fcitx
PackageBaseID: 92318
PackageBase: vim-fcitx
Version: 1.2.6-2
Description: Keep and restore fcitx state for each buffer separately when leaving/re-entering insert mode. Like always typing English in normal mode, but Chinese in insert mode.
URL: https://vim.sourceforge.io/scripts/script.php?script_id=3764
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SilverRainZ
Submitter: yesuu
FirstSubmitted: 1429452229
LastModified: 1629465899
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-fcitx.tar.gz