freetalk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "freetalk" 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 freetalk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freetalk on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1207734
Name: freetalk
PackageBaseID: 128822
PackageBase: freetalk
Version: 4.2-1
Description: A console based Jabber client
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/freetalk
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: marcs
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515271986
LastModified: 1675762520
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freetalk.tar.gz