protonvpn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "protonvpn" 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 protonvpn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall protonvpn on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1139595
Name: protonvpn
PackageBaseID: 167426
PackageBase: protonvpn
Version: 1.0.0-3
Description: Official ProtonVPN metapackage that installs protonvpn-gui and protonvpn-cli, maintained by the ProtonVPN team.
URL: https://github.com/ProtonVPN/
NumVotes: 78
Popularity: 4.096854
OutOfDate: 1709311506
Maintainer: protontechag
Submitter: protontechag
FirstSubmitted: 1622221961
LastModified: 1663168541
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/protonvpn.tar.gz