jhbuild on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "jhbuild" 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 jhbuild on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jhbuild on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jhbuild" 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 jhbuild's git locally


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


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

ID: 1025441
Name: jhbuild
PackageBaseID: 97778
PackageBase: jhbuild
Version: 3.38.0.r0.g30ef98f3-3
Description: Tool to build the whole GNOME desktop from sources
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Jhbuild
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rafaelff
Submitter: markzz
FirstSubmitted: 1439740099
LastModified: 1643132579
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jhbuild.tar.gz