xstow on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "xstow" 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 xstow on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xstow on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1165913
Name: xstow
PackageBaseID: 103602
PackageBase: xstow
Version: 1.1.0-1
Description: XStow is a replacement of GNU Stow written in C++. It supports all features of Stow with some extensions.
URL: https://xstow.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.01605
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: taskie
Submitter: taskie
FirstSubmitted: 1448026541
LastModified: 1667843276
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xstow.tar.gz