session-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 07,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1369143
Name: session-desktop
PackageBaseID: 150611
PackageBase: session-desktop
Version: 1.11.5-1
Description: Private messaging from your desktop
URL: https://getsession.org
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.469133
OutOfDate: 1709186815
Maintainer: antony.ho
Submitter: xXR01I1Xx
FirstSubmitted: 1584949194
LastModified: 1702492253
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/session-desktop.tar.gz