deltachat-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "deltachat-desktop" 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 deltachat-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                deltachat-desktop
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall deltachat-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                deltachat-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "deltachat-desktop" 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 deltachat-desktop's git locally


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


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

ID: 1424823
Name: deltachat-desktop
PackageBaseID: 154262
PackageBase: deltachat-desktop
Version: 1.44.1-1
Description: A privacy oriented chat application built on e-mail
URL: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 5.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tercean
Submitter: tercean
FirstSubmitted: 1591838598
LastModified: 1710148316
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/deltachat-desktop.tar.gz