xiny on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "xiny" 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 xiny on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xiny on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1235875
Name: xiny
PackageBaseID: 192296
PackageBase: xiny
Version: 0.3.5-1
Description: A simple command line tool for converting between various units of measurement
URL: https://github.com/bcicen/XinY
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000929
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: prurigro
Submitter: prurigro
FirstSubmitted: 1680486126
LastModified: 1680486126
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xiny.tar.gz