cryptocat-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "cryptocat-bin" 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-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S cryptocat-bin

* (Optional) Uninstall cryptocat-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns cryptocat-bin

2. Manually Install "cryptocat-bin" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone cryptocat-bin's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/cryptocat-bin folder and install it

$ cd ~/cryptocat-bin $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 528844
Name: cryptocat-bin
PackageBaseID: 134462
PackageBase: cryptocat-bin
Version: 3.2.08-2
Description: Encrypted chat client based on Electron (bin)
URL: https://crypto.cat
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: flacks
FirstSubmitted: 1532371326
LastModified: 1532377177
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cryptocat-bin.tar.gz