electron-forge on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 582823
Name: electron-forge
PackageBaseID: 134989
PackageBase: electron-forge
Version: 5.2.4-1
Description: Tool for creating, publishing, and installing modern Electron applications
URL: https://electronforge.io
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1606548259
Maintainer: jbenge1
Submitter: flacks
FirstSubmitted: 1534044439
LastModified: 1549287575
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron-forge.tar.gz