keyman on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "keyman" 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 keyman on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall keyman on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1363978
Name: keyman
PackageBaseID: 138494
PackageBase: keyman
Version: 16.0.144-1
Description: IBus engine supporting over 1,000 keyboard layouts (former KMFL)
URL: https://keyman.com/linux/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.319917
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Vitrum-cnkj34kr8
Submitter: Vitrum-cnkj34kr8
FirstSubmitted: 1546526324
LastModified: 1701638322
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/keyman.tar.gz