retroshare on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "retroshare" 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 retroshare on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall retroshare on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1363617
Name: retroshare
PackageBaseID: 13161
PackageBase: retroshare
Version: 0.6.7.2-1
Description: Serverless encrypted instant messenger with filesharing, chatgroups, e-mail.
URL: https://github.com/retroshare/retroshare
NumVotes: 166
Popularity: 0.158576
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1191444064
LastModified: 1701555639
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/retroshare.tar.gz