wtf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "wtf" 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 wtf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wtf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1317398
Name: wtf
PackageBaseID: 192233
PackageBase: wtf
Version: 20230906-1
Description: Acronym dictionary, with additions from NetBSD and wikipedia
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdwtf/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.017697
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hfrq
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680371436
LastModified: 1694459452
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wtf.tar.gz