lightpad on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "lightpad" 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 lightpad on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightpad on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 819410
Name: lightpad
PackageBaseID: 159521
PackageBase: lightpad
Version: 0.0.8-2
Description: A lightweight, simple and powerful application launcher. Writen in GTK+ 3.0. It is also Wayland compatible.
URL: https://github.com/libredeb/lightpad
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: ValHue
FirstSubmitted: 1604696611
LastModified: 1605518152
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightpad.tar.gz