kontalk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "kontalk" 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 kontalk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kontalk on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 360422
Name: kontalk
PackageBaseID: 117380
PackageBase: kontalk
Version: 3.1.2-2
Description: Kontalk official platform independent desktop client
URL: https://kontalk.org/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tetris4
Submitter: tetris4
FirstSubmitted: 1480268496
LastModified: 1480269821
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kontalk.tar.gz