withlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "withlock" 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 withlock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall withlock on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "withlock" 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 withlock's git locally


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


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

ID: 286120
Name: withlock
PackageBaseID: 96373
PackageBase: withlock
Version: 0.5-1
Description: A locking wrapper script to make sure that some program is not run more than once
URL: http://github.com/poeml/withlock
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1653499738
Maintainer: hazard
Submitter: hazard
FirstSubmitted: 1437804975
LastModified: 1458425840
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/withlock.tar.gz