thunar-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "thunar-gtk2" 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

b. Install thunar-gtk2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S thunar-gtk2

* (Optional) Uninstall thunar-gtk2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns thunar-gtk2

2. Manually Install "thunar-gtk2" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone thunar-gtk2's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/thunar-gtk2.git ~/thunar-gtk2

c. Go to ~/thunar-gtk2 folder and install it

$ cd ~/thunar-gtk2 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the thunar-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 580258
Name: thunar-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 133624
PackageBase: thunar-gtk2
Version: 1.6.16-1
Description: Modern file manager for Xfce (GTK2 version)
URL: http://thunar.xfce.org
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1621391799
Maintainer: newbthenewbd
FirstSubmitted: 1529346185
LastModified: 1548511449
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/thunar-gtk2.tar.gz