electron21 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "electron21" 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 electron21 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron21 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron21" 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 electron21's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron21.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron21
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron21 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron21
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron21 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1277306
Name: electron21
PackageBaseID: 194993
PackageBase: electron21
Version: 21.4.4-1
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 2.017373
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1687461136
LastModified: 1687461299
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron21.tar.gz