gtksourceview2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "gtksourceview2" 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 gtksourceview2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gtksourceview2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gtksourceview2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gtksourceview2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gtksourceview2" 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 gtksourceview2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gtksourceview2.git 
            
                        
                ~/gtksourceview2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gtksourceview2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gtksourceview2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gtksourceview2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1057447
Name: gtksourceview2
PackageBaseID: 171978
PackageBase: gtksourceview2
Version: 2.10.5-1
Description: A text widget that extends the standard gtk+ 2.x
URL: https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtksourceview
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1709499418
Maintainer:
Submitter: jkercher
FirstSubmitted: 1634171487
LastModified: 1648385668
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gtksourceview2.tar.gz