writefreely on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "writefreely" 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 writefreely on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1084875
Name: writefreely
PackageBaseID: 137320
PackageBase: writefreely
Version: 0.13.1-2
Description: Federated blogging from write.as
URL: https://writefreely.org/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1671135903
Maintainer: clarfonthey
Submitter: SamWhited
FirstSubmitted: 1542062106
LastModified: 1653446828
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/writefreely.tar.gz