mate-desktop-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "mate-desktop-gtk2" 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 mate-desktop-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mate-desktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mate-desktop-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mate-desktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mate-desktop-gtk2" 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 mate-desktop-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mate-desktop-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/mate-desktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mate-desktop-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mate-desktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mate-desktop-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 431294
Name: mate-desktop-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 120783
PackageBase: mate-desktop-gtk2
Version: 1.16.2-2
Description: Library with common API for various MATE modules (GTK2 version)
URL: http://mate-desktop.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: newbthenewbd
Submitter: newbthenewbd
FirstSubmitted: 1489948668
LastModified: 1501265467
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mate-desktop-gtk2.tar.gz