signal-cli on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "signal-cli" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install signal-cli on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall signal-cli on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "signal-cli" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone signal-cli's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/signal-cli.git 
            
                        
                ~/signal-cli
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/signal-cli folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/signal-cli
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the signal-cli package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1416800
Name: signal-cli
PackageBaseID: 109599
PackageBase: signal-cli
Version: 0.13.1-1
Description: Provides a commandline and dbus interface for secure Signal messaging.
URL: https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0.363071
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: AsamK
Submitter: AsamK
FirstSubmitted: 1459597495
LastModified: 1709059001
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/signal-cli.tar.gz