wikicurses-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wikicurses-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wikicurses-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 481789
Name: wikicurses-git
PackageBaseID: 85408
PackageBase: wikicurses-git
Version: v1.2.r1.gbee3398-1
Description: A simple curses interface for accessing Wikipedia.
URL: https://github.com/ids1024/wikicurses
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ids1024
Submitter: ids1024
FirstSubmitted: 1410111395
LastModified: 1517204347
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wikicurses-git.tar.gz