xkcdpass on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "xkcdpass" 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 xkcdpass on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkcdpass on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1360585
Name: xkcdpass
PackageBaseID: 166573
PackageBase: xkcdpass
Version: 1.19.8-1
Description: Generate secure passphares inspired by XKCD
URL: https://github.com/redacted/XKCD-password-generator
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 4.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vith
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620466298
LastModified: 1701105555
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkcdpass.tar.gz