orbit2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 21,2024

1. Install "orbit2" 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 orbit2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall orbit2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "orbit2" 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 orbit2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/orbit2.git 
            
                        
                ~/orbit2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/orbit2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/orbit2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the orbit2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 757140
Name: orbit2
PackageBaseID: 119169
PackageBase: orbit2
Version: 2.14.19-7
Description: Thin/fast CORBA ORB
URL: https://developer.gnome.org/ORBit2/
NumVotes: 58
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PhotonX
Submitter: PhotonX
FirstSubmitted: 1485416915
LastModified: 1593177158
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/orbit2.tar.gz