launch4j on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "launch4j" 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 launch4j on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall launch4j on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "launch4j" 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 launch4j's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/launch4j.git 
            
                        
                ~/launch4j
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/launch4j folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/launch4j
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the launch4j package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 904780
Name: launch4j
PackageBaseID: 15723
PackageBase: launch4j
Version: 3.14-1
Description: Cross-platform Java executable wrapper
URL: http://launch4j.sf.net
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 8.2E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jsimon0
Submitter: fi-dschi
FirstSubmitted: 1205617017
LastModified: 1620628419
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/launch4j.tar.gz