messages on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "messages" 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 messages on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall messages on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1334257
Name: messages
PackageBaseID: 189032
PackageBase: messages
Version: 1.0.5-1
Description: Unnofficial Android messages desktop app
URL: https://gitlab.com/androidmessages/application
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.000244
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gameslayer
Submitter: gameslayer
FirstSubmitted: 1672119824
LastModified: 1697366721
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/messages.tar.gz