xaskpass on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 05,2024

1. Install "xaskpass" 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 xaskpass on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xaskpass on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1419888
Name: xaskpass
PackageBaseID: 160568
PackageBase: xaskpass
Version: 2.5.8-1
Description: A lightweight passphrase dialog
URL: https://github.com/user827/xaskpass.git
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: user827
Submitter: user827
FirstSubmitted: 1607072162
LastModified: 1709456373
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xaskpass.tar.gz