gmail-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1316996
Name: gmail-desktop
PackageBaseID: 156610
PackageBase: gmail-desktop
Version: 3.0.0_alpha.37-1
Description: Nifty Gmail desktop app
URL: https://github.com/timche/gmail-desktop/tree/develop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 4.8E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alecmev
Submitter: yochananmarqos
FirstSubmitted: 1597091064
LastModified: 1694378194
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gmail-desktop.tar.gz