INSTALLING.md

Installing

Table of contents

• Installing
  • Table of contents
  • Version Status
  • Arch linux & Arch linux derivatives Manjaro, EndeavorOS, etc...
  • Other distros
    • Install script
    • Install commands
    • Using git & GNU make
    • PATH issues (pokeget not found when doing a local install)
  • Updating
  • Installing pokeget-lite

Version Status

• Borked means that some or all component are completely non-functional.
• Semi-borked means that while it works, it has major issues with certain functionality. (Eg. the update script is really bad or doesn't work at all.)
• Deprecated means that while still functional, it has a threat of becoming borked soon.
• Not Recommended avoid this version if possible, but everything should be functional.
• Functional means that it everything works correctly, but doesn't have the latest features or improvements.
• Latest means that it is the newest version.

Version Status

Arch linux & Arch linux derivatives Manjaro, EndeavorOS, etc...

On Arch linux, you can install it from AUR:

yay -S pokeget-git

Other distros

Install script

To run the install script you can run:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talwat/pokeget/main/scripts/install.sh)

Which should also offer you to setup ~/.local/bin in PATH.

If the install script isn't working for you try the install commands or one of the other methods.

Install commands

Note: the install commands should be exactly the same for updating, and repairing pokeget in case pokeget update fails.

You can install pokeget by running these install commands:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talwat/pokeget/testing/pokeget --output ~/.local/bin/pokeget
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/pokeget

Which will preform a local installation, or to install for all users do:

sudo curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talwat/pokeget/testing/pokeget --output /usr/bin/pokeget
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/pokeget

Using git & GNU make

You can run these commands to install it with git & make.

To do a local install you can run:

git clone -b testing https://github.com/talwat/pokeget.git
cd pokeget

make install

Or for a global install run:

git clone -b testing https://github.com/talwat/pokeget.git
cd pokeget

make install PREFIX=/usr

PATH issues (pokeget not found when doing a local install)

If pokeget is not found after doing a user installation, then do a system wide installation because this usually means ~/.local/bin is not added to PATH.

If you want to add ~/.local/bin to PATH append export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" to your shells rc file. For example you can run echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc if you use bash.

Updating

If you want to update pokeget, you can either run pokeget update or follow the install commands.

If you installed pokeget with brew, rpm, or dpkg then please download the newest package from the releases tab and update that way.

Installing pokeget-lite

To install pokeget-lite either run the install script or run these commands:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talwat/pokeget/testing/pokeget-lite --output ~/.local/bin/pokeget-lite
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/pokeget-lite

Which will install pokeget-lite locally, if you want to install for all users run these commands:

sudo curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/talwat/pokeget/testing/pokeget-lite --output /usr/bin/pokeget-lite
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/pokeget-lite