gedit2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gedit2" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install gedit2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S gedit2

* (Optional) Uninstall gedit2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns gedit2

2. Manually Install "gedit2" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone gedit2's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gedit2.git ~/gedit2

c. Go to ~/gedit2 folder and install it

$ cd ~/gedit2 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the gedit2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 495521
Name: gedit2
PackageBaseID: 49289
PackageBase: gedit2
Version: 2.30.4-9
Description: A text editor for GNOME
URL: http://www.gnome.org
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1690403030
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: whynothugo
FirstSubmitted: 1306193996
LastModified: 1521420358
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gedit2.tar.gz