installation

gaur is designed specifically for Arch Linux and its derivatives (e.g., Manjaro, EndeavourOS). You can install it using several methods.

Prerequisites

Before installing gaur, ensure you have the following on your system:

• Arch Linux (or an Arch-based distribution)
• AUR Helper: paru or yay
• Fuzzy Finder: fzf (required for searching)
• Go 1.21+ (only if building from source)

Methods

From the AUR (Recommended)

gaur is available on the AUR. Use your favorite helper:

yay -S gaur-bin
# or
paru -S gaur-bin

Using go install

If you have Go installed, you can install the latest release directly:

go install github.com/prbhtkumr/gaur@latest

Ensure your $GOPATH/bin is in your $PATH.

From Source

To build gaur from the latest source code:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/prbhtkumr/gaur.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd gaur
   

3. Build the binary:

   go build -o gaur .
   

4. Move the binary to your local path:

   sudo mv gaur /usr/local/bin/
   

Verification

After installation, verify it’s working by running:

gaur --version

If everything is correct, you are ready to configure your setup.