expressvpn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 01,2024

1. Install "expressvpn" 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 expressvpn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall expressvpn on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1420811
Name: expressvpn
PackageBaseID: 109326
PackageBase: expressvpn
Version: 3.65.0.5_1-1
Description: Proprietary VPN client for Linux
URL: https://expressvpn.com
NumVotes: 50
Popularity: 0.073728
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 2bluesc
Submitter: 2bluesc
FirstSubmitted: 1458962322
LastModified: 1709592504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/expressvpn.tar.gz