run-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1178722
Name: run-desktop
PackageBaseID: 169554
PackageBase: run-desktop
Version: 0.0.3-1
Description: .desktop file launcher. Can to run .desktop files using xdg-open.
URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/run-desktop/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eNV25
Submitter: eNV25
FirstSubmitted: 1627996604
LastModified: 1670269792
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/run-desktop.tar.gz