playwright on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "playwright" 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 playwright on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall playwright on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1413122
Name: playwright
PackageBaseID: 170396
PackageBase: playwright
Version: 1.41.2-1
Description: Node.js library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API
URL: https://playwright.dev
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.003853
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: AlphaJack
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1629963001
LastModified: 1708503874
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/playwright.tar.gz