gnome-boxes-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gnome-boxes-git" 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 gnome-boxes-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gnome-boxes-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gnome-boxes-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gnome-boxes-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gnome-boxes-git" 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 gnome-boxes-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1279866
Name: gnome-boxes-git
PackageBaseID: 149968
PackageBase: gnome-boxes-git
Version: 44.beta+73+g18a7d511-1
Description: Simple GNOME application to access virtual systems
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: fisch02
FirstSubmitted: 1583746791
LastModified: 1687949278
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gnome-boxes-git.tar.gz