vim-openvpn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1275737
Name: vim-openvpn
PackageBaseID: 166482
PackageBase: vim-openvpn
Version: 1.11-2
Description: OpenVPN configuration syntax highlighter
URL: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1420
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: naruto522ru
Submitter: naruto522ru
FirstSubmitted: 1620358875
LastModified: 1687202091
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-openvpn.tar.gz