empathy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "empathy" 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 empathy on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall empathy on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 732493
Name: empathy
PackageBaseID: 152497
PackageBase: empathy
Version: 3.25.90+34+g78f4d4fda-3
Description: A GNOME instant messaging client using the Telepathy framework
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Empathy
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.240956
OutOfDate: 1709921346
Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: jelly
FirstSubmitted: 1588863716
LastModified: 1588863716
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/empathy.tar.gz