gtk2-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gtk2-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install gtk2-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S gtk2-git

* (Optional) Uninstall gtk2-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns gtk2-git

2. Manually Install "gtk2-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone gtk2-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gtk2-git.git ~/gtk2-git

c. Go to ~/gtk2-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/gtk2-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the gtk2-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 649335
Name: gtk2-git
PackageBaseID: 145281
PackageBase: gtk2-git
Version: 2.24.32+62+g56c6970b02-1
Description: GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (legacy)
URL: https://www.gtk.org/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1569305904
LastModified: 1569305904
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gtk2-git.tar.gz