xkcd-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1359970
Name: xkcd-git
PackageBaseID: 156960
PackageBase: xkcd-git
Version: 1:r56.9c26c67-2
Description: CLI tool to fetch XKCD comics
URL: https://github.com/itsron717/XKCD
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: a821
Submitter: L0-FF
FirstSubmitted: 1598069550
LastModified: 1700995523
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkcd-git.tar.gz