goldendict on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "goldendict" 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 goldendict on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall goldendict on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1371676
Name: goldendict
PackageBaseID: 194952
PackageBase: goldendict
Version: 1:1.5.0-3
Description: Feature-rich dictionary lookup program supporting multiple dictionary formats
URL: https://github.com/goldendict/goldendict
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.186579
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MikeWalrus
Submitter: MikeWalrus
FirstSubmitted: 1687361121
LastModified: 1702892315
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/goldendict.tar.gz