electron-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                electron-bin
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall electron-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                electron-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "electron-bin" 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 electron-bin's git locally


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


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

ID: 1414961
Name: electron-bin
PackageBaseID: 168697
PackageBase: electron-bin
Version: 29-1
Description: Meta package, always depends on the latest stable Electron binary build
URL: https://electronjs.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.018477
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yurikoles
Submitter: yurikoles
FirstSubmitted: 1625657130
LastModified: 1708817901
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron-bin.tar.gz