vim-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 677280
Name: vim-git
PackageBaseID: 97564
PackageBase: vim-git
Version: 10985.5e5a98d7d-1
Description: VIM: Vi IMproved
URL: http://github.com/vim/vim
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 3.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1702465167
Maintainer: kovetskiy
Submitter: kovetskiy
FirstSubmitted: 1439531139
LastModified: 1576509318
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-git.tar.gz