electron2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "electron2" 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 electron2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron2" 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 electron2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron2.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 720261
Name: electron2
PackageBaseID: 151460
PackageBase: electron2
Version: 2.0.18-4
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1586776118
LastModified: 1586776119
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron2.tar.gz