add installation instructions for arch linux (from user repository) #372
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| zplug denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt, use:spaceship.zsh, from:github, as:theme | |||
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| ### Linux package manager | |||
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| #### Arch linux | |||
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Thank you @kleinschmidt for maintaining the packages in AUR. I'm no Arch user, But I've few questions.
- AFAIK this won't update package on new releases, right ? Anyway we can add updates on new releases ?
Now there are two.spaceshippackages in AUR, Saw you mentioning about keepingspaceship-zsh-theme-gitatv2.11. Wouldn't it be better to drop old package to avoid ambiguity ?spaceship-zsh-theme-githave been merged tospaceship-prompt-gitin AUR.
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@salmanulfarzy dropping the old package is my new plan (I've put in a request with the AUR authorities to merge it into the up-to-date one; it's not possible to rename an existing package). This will update on every commit to master (that's what the |
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Just like @kleinschmidt said, proper package management tools take care of tracking pending updates on each new commit for |
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Agreed, although that takes more effort on the part of the maintainer (either to set up something to automatically track the releases, or to remember to update the PKGBUILD file with the new version info automatically). In any case, I have a local copy of this that's pegged to a specific version so if someone'e interested in maintaining that I'm happy to hand it off... |
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Oh.. Then cool, I just glanced through update process on Arch wiki. |
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| #### Arch Linux | ||
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| Install the latest master from the [AUR package | ||
| `spaceship-prompt-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/spaceship-prompt-git/): |
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Why these are on separate lines ? Would be better if they're on the same line and linked only to spaceship-prompt-git,
-Install the latest master from the [AUR package
-`spaceship-prompt-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/spaceship-prompt-git/):
+Install the latest master from the AUR package [`spaceship-prompt-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/spaceship-prompt-git/):There was a problem hiding this comment.
Sorry about that, my editor wraps at 80 characters and I didn't notice that there are long lines elsewhere. I'm fine with that linking change too.
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This adds a pointer the README to the arch linux package spaceship-prompt-git along with instructions for installing it manually (should be familiar to an arch user).