xkcd-gtk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "xkcd-gtk" 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 xkcd-gtk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkcd-gtk on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xkcd-gtk" 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 xkcd-gtk's git locally


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


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

ID: 1121164
Name: xkcd-gtk
PackageBaseID: 168999
PackageBase: xkcd-gtk
Version: 1.6.5-1
Description: A simple xkcd comic viewer written in Go using GTK+3.
URL: https://github.com/rkoesters/xkcd-gtk
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Zerodemon69
Submitter: Zerodemon69
FirstSubmitted: 1626619132
LastModified: 1659497754
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkcd-gtk.tar.gz