looking-glass on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "looking-glass" 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 looking-glass on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                looking-glass
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall looking-glass on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                looking-glass
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "looking-glass" 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 looking-glass's git locally


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


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

ID: 1299339
Name: looking-glass
PackageBaseID: 128319
PackageBase: looking-glass
Version: 2:B6-7
Description: A client application for accessing the LookingGlass IVSHMEM device of a VM
URL: https://looking-glass.io/
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0.480363
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Omar007
Submitter: Omar007
FirstSubmitted: 1513961398
LastModified: 1691244338
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/looking-glass.tar.gz