gedit2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "gedit2" 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 gedit2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gedit2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gedit2" 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 gedit2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gedit2.git 
            
                        
                ~/gedit2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gedit2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gedit2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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