blink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 08,2024

1. Install "blink" 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 blink on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall blink on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "blink" 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 blink's git locally


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


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

ID: 1298481
Name: blink
PackageBaseID: 112587
PackageBase: blink
Version: 5.6.0-1
Description: Fully featured, easy to use SIP client with a Qt based UI
URL: https://icanblink.com
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0.000928
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: josemslopes
Submitter: ogarcia
FirstSubmitted: 1466255609
LastModified: 1691067732
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/blink.tar.gz