xrn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "xrn" 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 xrn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xrn on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 578296
Name: xrn
PackageBaseID: 72864
PackageBase: xrn
Version: 10.11-1
Description: An X-based interface to the USENET news system that uses the NNTP remote news server.
URL: http://www.mit.edu/people/jik/software/xrn.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1377417887
LastModified: 1547880753
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrn.tar.gz