electron17 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "electron17" 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 electron17 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron17 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron17" 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 electron17's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron17.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron17
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron17 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron17
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron17 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1277321
Name: electron17
PackageBaseID: 194995
PackageBase: electron17
Version: 17.4.11-6
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.131475
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Drew
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1687464532
LastModified: 1687464532
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron17.tar.gz