eekboard on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "eekboard" 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 eekboard on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall eekboard on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 307567
Name: eekboard
PackageBaseID: 66897
PackageBase: eekboard
Version: 1.0.8-4
Description: Yet Another Virtual Keyboard for Gnome. http://blog.du-a.org/?cat=9
URL: https://github.com/ueno/eekboard
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705243081
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: simeonfelis
FirstSubmitted: 1359852171
LastModified: 1464575497
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/eekboard.tar.gz