youtube-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "youtube-desktop" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install youtube-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -S
            
                        
                youtube-desktop
            
                    
    
    Copied

* (Optional) Uninstall youtube-desktop on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -Rns
            
                        
                youtube-desktop
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Manually Install "youtube-desktop" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone youtube-desktop's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/youtube-desktop.git 
            
                        
                ~/youtube-desktop
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/youtube-desktop folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/youtube-desktop
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the youtube-desktop package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 497811
Name: youtube-desktop
PackageBaseID: 131115
PackageBase: youtube-desktop
Version: 0.91-1
Description: YouTube web-app based on qtws
URL:
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: simonescalabrino
Submitter: simonescalabrino
FirstSubmitted: 1522081796
LastModified: 1522081796
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/youtube-desktop.tar.gz