snapdrop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "snapdrop" 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 snapdrop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snapdrop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1023751
Name: snapdrop
PackageBaseID: 164902
PackageBase: snapdrop
Version: 2022.1.6-3
Description: A Progressive Web App for local file sharing
URL: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: djmattyg007
Submitter: djmattyg007
FirstSubmitted: 1616744608
LastModified: 1642938541
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snapdrop.tar.gz