freewb on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "freewb" 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 freewb on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freewb on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1239354
Name: freewb
PackageBaseID: 158599
PackageBase: freewb
Version: 1.1.0-1
Description: Jidian Wubi for Linux
URL: http://www.freewb.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: tkit
FirstSubmitted: 1602335261
LastModified: 1681146737
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freewb.tar.gz