rchat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rchat" 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 rchat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rchat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1072207
Name: rchat
PackageBaseID: 178248
PackageBase: rchat
Version: 0.5-1
Description: rautafarmi chat client with Vim keybinds written in Bash
URL: https://github.com/speediegamer/rchat
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nezbednik
Submitter: nezbednik
FirstSubmitted: 1650826593
LastModified: 1650995722
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rchat.tar.gz