mgw on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "mgw" 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 mgw on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mgw on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203959
Name: mgw
PackageBaseID: 88031
PackageBase: mgw
Version: 1.0.2-1
Description: Image viewer with tiny filters
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mgw/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter: Dragonlord
FirstSubmitted: 1417866389
LastModified: 1435506124
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mgw.tar.gz