yad-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "yad-gtk2" 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 yad-gtk2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall yad-gtk2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "yad-gtk2" 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 yad-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yad-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/yad-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/yad-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/yad-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the yad-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 642387
Name: yad-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 133500
PackageBase: yad-gtk2
Version: 1:0.42.0-1
Description: A fork of zenity - display graphical dialogs from shell scripts or command line - for gtk2
URL: https://github.com/v1cont/yad
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1528987606
LastModified: 1567427458
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yad-gtk2.tar.gz