wxgtk2.8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "wxgtk2.8" 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 wxgtk2.8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wxgtk2.8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wxgtk2.8" 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 wxgtk2.8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wxgtk2.8.git 
            
                        
                ~/wxgtk2.8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wxgtk2.8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wxgtk2.8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wxgtk2.8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1310153
Name: wxgtk2.8
PackageBaseID: 119037
PackageBase: wxgtk2.8
Version: 2.8.12.1-8
Description: GTK+ implementation of wxWidgets API for GUI
URL: http://wxwidgets.org
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0.026009
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: frazar0
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1485128610
LastModified: 1693225767
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wxgtk2.8.tar.gz