electron4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "electron4" 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 electron4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall electron4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "electron4" 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 electron4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/electron4.git 
            
                        
                ~/electron4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/electron4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/electron4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the electron4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 750725
Name: electron4
PackageBaseID: 154303
PackageBase: electron4
Version: 4.2.12-6
Description: Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies
URL: https://electronjs.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 2.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: joaquinito2051
Submitter: mkroening
FirstSubmitted: 1591949456
LastModified: 1591949456
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/electron4.tar.gz