wp-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 30,2024

1. Install "wp-desktop" 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 wp-desktop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wp-desktop on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wp-desktop" 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 wp-desktop's git locally


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


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

ID: 1281312
Name: wp-desktop
PackageBaseID: 123466
PackageBase: wp-desktop
Version: 8.0.0-1
Description: WordPress.com Desktop client
URL: https://desktop.wordpress.com/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.00592
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mauriciodelima
Submitter: ValHue
FirstSubmitted: 1497861530
LastModified: 1688195584
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wp-desktop.tar.gz