xvi-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 991723
Name: xvi-git
PackageBaseID: 166341
PackageBase: xvi-git
Version: 1-1
Description: Hex editor with ncurses based user interface
URL: https://github.com/artemsen/xvi
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: artem
Submitter: artem
FirstSubmitted: 1620025304
LastModified: 1637422202
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xvi-git.tar.gz