xcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "xcat" 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 xcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 939659
Name: xcat
PackageBaseID: 160071
PackageBase: xcat
Version: 0.2-1
Description: A simple cat clone with xor key
URL: https://gist.github.com/xdrie/c3081151707a071acf1aea53d0d1bfd5
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xhyinne
FirstSubmitted: 1605925151
LastModified: 1627341070
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcat.tar.gz