vim-session on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 21,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1300890
Name: vim-session
PackageBaseID: 54764
PackageBase: vim-session
Version: 2.13.1-3
Description: Extended session management for Vim (:mksession on steroids)
URL: https://github.com/xolox/vim-session
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FMB
Submitter: td123
FirstSubmitted: 1323618944
LastModified: 1691505419
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-session.tar.gz