electron16 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

1. Install "electron16" 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 electron16 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron16 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron16" 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 electron16's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron16.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron16
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron16 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron16
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron16 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1128380
Name: electron16
PackageBaseID: 185083
PackageBase: electron16
Version: 16.2.8-2
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 8.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ewout
Submitter: Archange
FirstSubmitted: 1661024393
LastModified: 1661024393
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron16.tar.gz