kiwix-desktop-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)
Last updated: February 21,2025
1. Install "kiwix-desktop-git" 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 kiwix-desktop-git on Arch using YAY
$
yay -S
kiwix-desktop-git
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* (Optional) Uninstall kiwix-desktop-git on Arch using YAY
$
yay -Rns
kiwix-desktop-git
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2. Manually Install "kiwix-desktop-git" via AUR
a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:
$
sudo pacman -S --needed
base-devel git
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b. Clone kiwix-desktop-git's git locally
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kiwix-desktop-git.git
~/kiwix-desktop-git
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c. Go to ~/kiwix-desktop-git folder and install it
$
cd
~/kiwix-desktop-git
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$
makepkg -si
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3. Information about the kiwix-desktop-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)
ID: 753384
Name: kiwix-desktop-git
PackageBaseID: 147671
PackageBase: kiwix-desktop-git
Version: 2.0.1.r16.g8430ee8-1
Description: Offline reader for Web content, especially intended to make Wikipedia available offline
URL: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-desktop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hashworks
Submitter: soloturn
FirstSubmitted: 1577352524
LastModified: 1592422237
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kiwix-desktop-git.tar.gz
Name: kiwix-desktop-git
PackageBaseID: 147671
PackageBase: kiwix-desktop-git
Version: 2.0.1.r16.g8430ee8-1
Description: Offline reader for Web content, especially intended to make Wikipedia available offline
URL: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-desktop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hashworks
Submitter: soloturn
FirstSubmitted: 1577352524
LastModified: 1592422237
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kiwix-desktop-git.tar.gz