xpa on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "xpa" 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 xpa on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xpa on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 725659
Name: xpa
PackageBaseID: 105831
PackageBase: xpa
Version: 2.1.20-1
Description: A messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs
URL: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/xpa/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: esinkei
Submitter: clu
FirstSubmitted: 1452319993
LastModified: 1587743852
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xpa.tar.gz