fbmessenger-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "fbmessenger-bin" 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 fbmessenger-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                fbmessenger-bin
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall fbmessenger-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fbmessenger-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "fbmessenger-bin" 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 fbmessenger-bin's git locally


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


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

ID: 1084330
Name: fbmessenger-bin
PackageBaseID: 178730
PackageBase: fbmessenger-bin
Version: 1.0.0-3
Description: (BETA) Unofficial Facebook messenger desktop application.
URL: https://gitlab.com/facebookmessenger/application
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gameslayer
Submitter: gameslayer
FirstSubmitted: 1652160582
LastModified: 1653329258
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbmessenger-bin.tar.gz