pidgin-encryption on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "pidgin-encryption" 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 pidgin-encryption on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pidgin-encryption
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pidgin-encryption on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pidgin-encryption
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pidgin-encryption" 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 pidgin-encryption's git locally


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


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

ID: 476153
Name: pidgin-encryption
PackageBaseID: 128948
PackageBase: pidgin-encryption
Version: 3.1-3
Description: A Pidgin plugin providing transparent RSA encryption using NSS
URL: http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fusca
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515343026
LastModified: 1515343026
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pidgin-encryption.tar.gz