speedreader on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "speedreader" 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 speedreader on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1373116
Name: speedreader
PackageBaseID: 88321
PackageBase: speedreader
Version: 1.4.0-5
Description: Cross-platform speed reading developed with Qt
URL: http://www.vanniktech.de/SpeedReader
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: olebowle
Submitter: olebowle
FirstSubmitted: 1418821659
LastModified: 1703104504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/speedreader.tar.gz