nsis on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "nsis" 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 nsis on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nsis on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1288974
Name: nsis
PackageBaseID: 7294
PackageBase: nsis
Version: 3.09-1
Description: A professional open source system to create Windows installers
URL: http://nsis.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 0.009418
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xantares
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1162046414
LastModified: 1689362629
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nsis.tar.gz