gxmessage-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "gxmessage-gtk2" 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 gxmessage-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gxmessage-gtk2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gxmessage-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gxmessage-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gxmessage-gtk2" 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 gxmessage-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gxmessage-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/gxmessage-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gxmessage-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gxmessage-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gxmessage-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 906699
Name: gxmessage-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 80242
PackageBase: gxmessage-gtk2
Version: 2.20.4-2
Description: A GTK2 based xmessage clone for GTK2.
URL: https://trmusson.dreamhosters.com/programs.html#gxmessage
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1395662515
LastModified: 1620937235
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gxmessage-gtk2.tar.gz