wsl-open on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "wsl-open" 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 wsl-open on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wsl-open on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wsl-open" 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 wsl-open's git locally


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


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

ID: 1111780
Name: wsl-open
PackageBaseID: 184008
PackageBase: wsl-open
Version: 2.2.1-1
Description: Utility for opening files within the Windows Subsystem for Linux command line in Windows GUI applications.
URL: https://github.com//4U6U57/wsl-open
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.004466
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fbearoff
Submitter: fbearoff
FirstSubmitted: 1657813760
LastModified: 1657813760
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wsl-open.tar.gz