google-chrome-beta on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "google-chrome-beta" 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 google-chrome-beta on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                google-chrome-beta
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall google-chrome-beta on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                google-chrome-beta
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "google-chrome-beta" 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 google-chrome-beta's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/google-chrome-beta.git 
            
                        
                ~/google-chrome-beta
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/google-chrome-beta folder and install it


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

ID: 1426662
Name: google-chrome-beta
PackageBaseID: 32530
PackageBase: google-chrome-beta
Version: 123.0.6312.46-1
Description: The popular web browser by Google (Beta Channel)
URL: https://www.google.com/chrome
NumVotes: 354
Popularity: 0.559081
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gromit
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1260299392
LastModified: 1710362823
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/google-chrome-beta.tar.gz