xopen-file on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "xopen-file" 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 xopen-file on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xopen-file on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xopen-file" 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 xopen-file's git locally


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


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

ID: 390579
Name: xopen-file
PackageBaseID: 118902
PackageBase: xopen-file
Version: 1.0.4-1
Description: Open files using xdg-open
URL: https://github.com/fa7ad/xopen-file
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1707654776
Maintainer: lucifermstar
Submitter: lucifermstar
FirstSubmitted: 1484821009
LastModified: 1488961220
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xopen-file.tar.gz