cryptocat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "cryptocat" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install cryptocat on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S cryptocat

* (Optional) Uninstall cryptocat on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns cryptocat

2. Manually Install "cryptocat" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone cryptocat's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/cryptocat.git ~/cryptocat

c. Go to ~/cryptocat folder and install it

$ cd ~/cryptocat $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the cryptocat package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 528841
Name: cryptocat
PackageBaseID: 113858
PackageBase: cryptocat
Version: 3.2.08-1
Description: Encrypted chat client based on Electron
URL: https://crypto.cat
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1469112115
LastModified: 1532376474
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cryptocat.tar.gz