matchbox-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "matchbox-desktop" 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 matchbox-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                matchbox-desktop
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall matchbox-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                matchbox-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "matchbox-desktop" 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 matchbox-desktop's git locally


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


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

ID: 475567
Name: matchbox-desktop
PackageBaseID: 128754
PackageBase: matchbox-desktop
Version: 2.2-1
Description: A PDA style application launcher or 'item browser'.
URL: http://matchbox-project.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515183507
LastModified: 1515183508
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/matchbox-desktop.tar.gz