gcolor2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "gcolor2" 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 gcolor2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gcolor2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gcolor2" 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 gcolor2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gcolor2.git 
            
                        
                ~/gcolor2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gcolor2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gcolor2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcolor2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1196704
Name: gcolor2
PackageBaseID: 189527
PackageBase: gcolor2
Version: 0.4-9
Description: A simple GTK+2 color selector
URL: http://gcolor2.sf.net/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.18727
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yodaembedding
Submitter: yodaembedding
FirstSubmitted: 1673688818
LastModified: 1673688818
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gcolor2.tar.gz