xq on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "xq" 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 xq on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xq on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1383172
Name: xq
PackageBaseID: 133339
PackageBase: xq
Version: 1.2.3-1
Description: Command-line XML and HTML beautifier and content extractor
URL: https://github.com/sibprogrammer/xq
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000774
OutOfDate: 1710646442
Maintainer: grawlinson
Submitter: syui
FirstSubmitted: 1528606927
LastModified: 1704831645
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xq.tar.gz