zx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "zx" 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 zx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1410821
Name: zx
PackageBaseID: 166522
PackageBase: zx
Version: 7.2.3-1
Description: A tool for writing better scripts
URL: https://github.com/google/zx
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.491369
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alexdandrea
Submitter: dusansimic
FirstSubmitted: 1620460185
LastModified: 1708164039
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zx.tar.gz