fortunes-gtk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 05,2025

1. Install "fortunes-gtk" 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 fortunes-gtk on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                fortunes-gtk
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall fortunes-gtk on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fortunes-gtk
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "fortunes-gtk" 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 fortunes-gtk's git locally


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


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

ID: 1310190
Name: fortunes-gtk
PackageBaseID: 197056
PackageBase: fortunes-gtk
Version: 0.1.0-1
Description: The Fortune Cookie program's graphical user interface, made with gtk.
URL: https://codeberg.org/realroot/fortunes-gtk
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: realroot
Submitter: realroot
FirstSubmitted: 1693149700
LastModified: 1693230816
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fortunes-gtk.tar.gz