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

Last updated: November 13,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1000839
Name: mingw-w64-unshield
PackageBaseID: 80429
PackageBase: mingw-w64-unshield
Version: 1.5.1-1
Description: Extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers (mingw-w64)
URL: https://github.com/twogood/unshield
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kfg
Submitter: kfg
FirstSubmitted: 1396187726
LastModified: 1639148090
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mingw-w64-unshield.tar.gz