electron26 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 19,2024

1. Install "electron26" 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 electron26 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron26 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron26" 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 electron26's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron26.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron26
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron26 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron26
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron26 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1422207
Name: electron26
PackageBaseID: 203405
PackageBase: electron26
Version: 26.6.10-4
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.960211
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1709785277
LastModified: 1709785277
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron26.tar.gz