Linux Installing lib files on arch

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Yondaime

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Ok, well how do I install a specific lib files on arch linux ?
say I want to install "libtidy" how do I go about installing it ?
 
Hi,

you should never install individual libs, always try to find the parent package names. I first tend to search on

1) Main ArchLinux Site

2) Then on Aur

3) Finally, a google search with name of library and archlinux as keywords.

99% of time, I get the name of package. for rest 1%, I ask in IRC,Forums or mailing lists.
 
Gaurish said:
Official - No. There is none & nor there would be. however there are few third party options available but can't comment how well they work. I exclusively use pacman + clyde, which both are CLI & work perfectly to my use.

Here is a list for GUI:

Pacman GUI Frontends - ArchWiki
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thanks I still need to know a lot about arch! one among the many would involve installing applications from the AUR :p
 
Yondaime said:
lol how do I install clyde from the tarball?
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you don't need a tarball, just PKGBUILD

do this

Code: 
$ mkdir Yondaime

$ cd Yondaime

$ wget [url]http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/clyde-git/clyde-git/PKGBUILD[/url] 

#download the PKGBUILD

$ makepkg -s #make a package

$ pacman -U clyde*.tar.xz # replace with name of newly generated package

Done
 
Gaurish said:
you don't need a tarball, just PKGBUILD

do this

Code: 
$ mkdir Yondaime

$ cd Yondaime

$ wget [url]http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/clyde-git/clyde-git/PKGBUILD[/url] 

#download the PKGBUILD

$ makepkg -s #make a package

$ pacman -U clyde*.tar.xz # replace with name of newly generated package

Done
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done thank you!

how do I enable auto complete feature?

Now how do I install shaman using clyde ?
 
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