xtest on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xtest" 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 xtest on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xtest on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1281878
Name: xtest
PackageBaseID: 118227
PackageBase: xtest
Version: 2.1.1-1
Description: Variant of test(1) that can test multiple files from cmdline or stdin
URL: https://codeberg.org/maandree/xtest
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.005916
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: maandree
Submitter: maandree
FirstSubmitted: 1482932543
LastModified: 1688296339
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xtest.tar.gz