megasync on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "megasync" 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 megasync on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall megasync on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1392436
Name: megasync
PackageBaseID: 85248
PackageBase: megasync
Version: 4.12.2.0-1
Description: Official MEGA desktop application for syncing with MEGA Cloud Drive
URL: https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync/
NumVotes: 380
Popularity: 1.584856
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: son_link
FirstSubmitted: 1409595132
LastModified: 1706195319
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/megasync.tar.gz