instantbird on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "instantbird" 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 instantbird on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 985398
Name: instantbird
PackageBaseID: 19350
PackageBase: instantbird
Version: 1.5-2
Description: Instant messenger using libpurple and xulrunner
URL: http://instantbird.com
NumVotes: 39
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: ConnorBehan
FirstSubmitted: 1219620726
LastModified: 1636329138
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/instantbird.tar.gz