avast-gui on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "avast-gui" 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 avast-gui on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall avast-gui on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "avast-gui" 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 avast-gui's git locally


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


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

ID: 1134136
Name: avast-gui
PackageBaseID: 185416
PackageBase: avast-gui
Version: 0.2.0-3
Description: Avast Antivirus GUI (unofficial)
URL: https://www.avast.com/business/products/linux-antivirus
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tfi
Submitter: tfi
FirstSubmitted: 1662103311
LastModified: 1662104266
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/avast-gui.tar.gz