xsel-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 22,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 590384
Name: xsel-git
PackageBaseID: 103130
PackageBase: xsel-git
Version: r81.9bfc13d-1
Description: a command-line program for getting and setting the contents of the X selection
URL: http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vith
Submitter: vith
FirstSubmitted: 1447103316
LastModified: 1551379724
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xsel-git.tar.gz