mingw-w64-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 30,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64-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 mingw-w64-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mingw-w64-gtk2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mingw-w64-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mingw-w64-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mingw-w64-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 mingw-w64-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mingw-w64-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/mingw-w64-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mingw-w64-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mingw-w64-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mingw-w64-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 890492
Name: mingw-w64-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 68703
PackageBase: mingw-w64-gtk2
Version: 2.24.33-1
Description: GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (legacy) (mingw-w64)
URL: https://www.gtk.org
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lantw44
Submitter: Schala
FirstSubmitted: 1364816130
LastModified: 1618077416
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mingw-w64-gtk2.tar.gz