github-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "github-desktop" 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 github-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                github-desktop
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall github-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                github-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "github-desktop" 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 github-desktop's git locally


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


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

ID: 1404304
Name: github-desktop
PackageBaseID: 124235
PackageBase: github-desktop
Version: 3.3.8-1
Description: GUI for managing Git and GitHub
URL: https://desktop.github.com
NumVotes: 47
Popularity: 0.138075
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: mikelpint
FirstSubmitted: 1500758788
LastModified: 1707126282
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/github-desktop.tar.gz