plex-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "plex-desktop" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install plex-desktop on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S plex-desktop

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

$ yay -Rns plex-desktop

2. Manually Install "plex-desktop" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone plex-desktop's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/plex-desktop.git ~/plex-desktop

c. Go to ~/plex-desktop folder and install it

$ cd ~/plex-desktop $ makepkg -si

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