[HowTo] install MegaSync properly on Manjaro

Installing Mega Sync is fairly easy in Manjaro. But after installation you may face this problem. Since the thread is closed and the answer seems inappropriate to me, I’m writing this tutorial for future users.

Step 1: Download MegaSync

Download MegaSync from Desktop App - MEGA. Choose Arch Linux.

Step 2: Install mega-sync

Run in terminal:

sudo pacman -U /path/to/downloaded/package.pkg.tar.zst

It is in my case:

sudo pacman -U ~/Downloads/megasync-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Step 3: Edit /etc/pacman.conf

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

If you go to the bottom of the file, you will find something like this:

###REPO for MEGA###
[DEB_Arch_Extra]
SigLevel = Required TrustedOnly
Server = https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Arch_Extra/$arch/
###END REPO for MEGA###

Just change it to:

###REPO for MEGA###
[DEB_Arch_Extra]
SigLevel = Required TrustedOnly
Server = https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Arch_Extra/x86_64/
###END REPO for MEGA###

Step 4: Remove existing mega files from /var/lib/pacman/sync/

sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/sync/DEB_Arch_Extra.*

Step 5: Update Database

sudo pamac update

That’s all. Now everything should work fine.

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I’d suggest using the AUR package instead of adding a foreign repository.

pamac build megasync-bin
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Hi!! :grinning:

Downloading from the Mega website itself it should be safe, isn’t it?

Regards.

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Been using the megasync.bin package you linked for 2 years now with zero issues

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