walc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "walc" 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 walc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall walc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1314271
Name: walc
PackageBaseID: 179225
PackageBase: walc
Version: 0.3.2-4
Description: An unofficial WhatsApp Desktop client for linux systems.
URL: https://github.com/WAClient/WALC
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1708619596
Maintainer: MisconceivedSec
Submitter: MisconceivedSec
FirstSubmitted: 1653753129
LastModified: 1693907879
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/walc.tar.gz