libsignal-client on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "libsignal-client" 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 libsignal-client on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libsignal-client
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libsignal-client on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libsignal-client
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libsignal-client" 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 libsignal-client's git locally


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


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

ID: 1411523
Name: libsignal-client
PackageBaseID: 161900
PackageBase: libsignal-client
Version: 0.39.2-1
Description: Library for the Signal Protocol.
URL: https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.22438
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: AsamK
Submitter: AsamK
FirstSubmitted: 1610216228
LastModified: 1708291894
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libsignal-client.tar.gz