xdg-utils-symlink-fix on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

1. Install "xdg-utils-symlink-fix" 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 xdg-utils-symlink-fix on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xdg-utils-symlink-fix
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xdg-utils-symlink-fix on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xdg-utils-symlink-fix
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xdg-utils-symlink-fix" 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 xdg-utils-symlink-fix's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xdg-utils-symlink-fix.git 
            
                        
                ~/xdg-utils-symlink-fix
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xdg-utils-symlink-fix folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xdg-utils-symlink-fix
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xdg-utils-symlink-fix package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1027586
Name: xdg-utils-symlink-fix
PackageBaseID: 175467
PackageBase: xdg-utils-symlink-fix
Version: 1.1.3+21+gb937642-2
Description: xdg-utils replacement which respects mimeapps.list being a symlink
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/-/merge_requests/49
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hnicke
FirstSubmitted: 1643452733
LastModified: 1643453210
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xdg-utils-symlink-fix.tar.gz