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

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64-libpurple" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install mingw-w64-libpurple on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S mingw-w64-libpurple

* (Optional) Uninstall mingw-w64-libpurple on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns mingw-w64-libpurple

2. Manually Install "mingw-w64-libpurple" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone mingw-w64-libpurple's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mingw-w64-libpurple.git ~/mingw-w64-libpurple

c. Go to ~/mingw-w64-libpurple folder and install it

$ cd ~/mingw-w64-libpurple $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the mingw-w64-libpurple package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1001362
Name: mingw-w64-libpurple
PackageBaseID: 173770
PackageBase: mingw-w64-libpurple
Version: 2.14.8-1
Description: IM library extracted from Pidgin
URL: https://pidgin.im/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: basinilya
FirstSubmitted: 1638967432
LastModified: 1639244678
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mingw-w64-libpurple.tar.gz