pidgin-light on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1344578
Name: pidgin-light
PackageBaseID: 19673
PackageBase: pidgin-light
Version: 2.14.12-1
Description: A light pidgin version: msn, jabber, irc supported protocols without gstreamer, tcl, tk, xscreensaver support.No video/voice. Includes finch
URL: http://pidgin.im/
NumVotes: 59
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: funilrys
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1220803041
LastModified: 1698669138
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pidgin-light.tar.gz