xbps-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall xbps-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xbps-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 xbps-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 622210
Name: xbps-git
PackageBaseID: 112745
PackageBase: xbps-git
Version: 0.51.r379.g59dffd76-1
Description: (Void Linux's) The X Binary Package System
URL: https://github.com/void-linux/xbps
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: oats
FirstSubmitted: 1466697930
LastModified: 1560744084
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xbps-git.tar.gz