xclip-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1029680
Name: xclip-git
PackageBaseID: 160927
PackageBase: xclip-git
Version: r173.b372f73-3
Description: Command line interface to the X11 clipboard
URL: https://github.com/astrand/xclip
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: milad.a
Submitter: milad.a
FirstSubmitted: 1607986400
LastModified: 1643734720
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xclip-git.tar.gz