brave on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "brave" 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 brave on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall brave on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1281200
Name: brave
PackageBaseID: 143373
PackageBase: brave
Version: 1.52.129-1
Description: Web browser that blocks ads and trackers by default
URL: https://www.brave.com/download
NumVotes: 145
Popularity: 0.622132
OutOfDate: 1691508993
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: maximbaz
FirstSubmitted: 1562757282
LastModified: 1688165147
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brave.tar.gz