plex-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "plex-desktop" 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 plex-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                plex-desktop
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall plex-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                plex-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "plex-desktop" 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 plex-desktop's git locally


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


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

ID: 1174030
Name: plex-desktop
PackageBaseID: 179166
PackageBase: plex-desktop
Version: 1.58.1-1
Description: Plex desktop client for linux
URL: http://plex.tv
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0.00139
OutOfDate: 1674235166
Maintainer:
Submitter: ludvigHz
FirstSubmitted: 1653561366
LastModified: 1669388245
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/plex-desktop.tar.gz