openboard on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "openboard" 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 openboard on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openboard on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1425882
Name: openboard
PackageBaseID: 117548
PackageBase: openboard
Version: 1.7.0-3
Description: Interactive whiteboard software for schools and universities
URL: http://openboard.ch/index.en.html
NumVotes: 51
Popularity: 0.127011
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fsiegert
Submitter: fsiegert
FirstSubmitted: 1481035363
LastModified: 1710257640
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openboard.tar.gz