skype-secure on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 14,2024

1. Install "skype-secure" 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 skype-secure on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                skype-secure
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall skype-secure on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                skype-secure
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "skype-secure" 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 skype-secure's git locally


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


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

ID: 511787
Name: skype-secure
PackageBaseID: 108288
PackageBase: skype-secure
Version: 3.1-1
Description: Restricting Skype for Linux access
URL: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/skype#Restricting_Skype_access
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: alium
FirstSubmitted: 1456926384
LastModified: 1526585982
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/skype-secure.tar.gz