vim-gnome on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

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

$ yay -S vim-gnome

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

$ yay -Rns vim-gnome

2. Manually Install "vim-gnome" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone vim-gnome's git locally

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

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

$ cd ~/vim-gnome $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 515605
Name: vim-gnome
PackageBaseID: 99540
PackageBase: vim-gnome
Version: 8.1.0022-1
Description: Vi Improved, a highly configurable, improved version of the vi text editor (with Gnome GUI)
URL: http://www.vim.org
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1587853997
Maintainer: kaptoxic
FirstSubmitted: 1441663715
LastModified: 1527795273
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-gnome.tar.gz