vk-messenger on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "vk-messenger" 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 vk-messenger on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 985139
Name: vk-messenger
PackageBaseID: 121683
PackageBase: vk-messenger
Version: 5.3.2-2
Description: VK Messenger for Linux
URL: https://vk.com/messenger
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.001429
OutOfDate: 1682577607
Maintainer: vitalyavolyn
Submitter: ch1p
FirstSubmitted: 1492804381
LastModified: 1636282435
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vk-messenger.tar.gz