Hi,
Looking to switch Linux distro at this time.
Taking a second look at Manjaro.
I installed Manjaro KDE & xfce 64Bit into a VirtualBox virtual machine.
I see most of the software I use is available.
What I don’t see is below:
There might be more to the list above, but how would I install the above two on Manjaro?
Let me know, thanks!
Jesse
Both are in the AUR.
Hi,
How would I install those in AUR?
Completely new to the Arch system of installing things…
Jesse
Some info on the AUR: Arch User Repository - Manjaro
Also if you are new a quick intro Manjaro Manjaro - Manjaro
and get used to the The Rolling Release Development Model - Manjaro
The simplest way of installing software from the AUR is to open https://aur.archlinux.org/ and search for what you want, then run
pamac build google-chrome # replace 'google-chrome' with the name of the package
.
If you don’t want to use the terminal, you can open the Add/remove software application, open the settings, go to the AUR tab, and enable it. After that, the search results should include results from the AUR. For Skype, you actually have two versions, a preview and stable build, so you need to decide.
Of course, please be aware of the risks of using AUR before doing anything.
I’d say the noobest way of installing is to hit the menu and type ‘add’ to get the software tool open, then start typing ‘sky…’ until Skype appears.
Now you should see options for Skype (Snap) and a few (Repositories) options as well as a few (Aur) items.
At the top, there are two tabs:
View [All] and Sort by [Relevance] and this is where the fun starts:
First option looks friendly - with an icon, and it’s a Snap. I don’t like snap so I click View on to Repositories
Click ‘View’ to AUR and you’ll see it there too - the Stable/Release as well as the Preview/Insider versions. These need to be built…
2 versions of Skype available in AUR
$ pamac search skypeforlinux
skypeforlinux-preview-bin 8.69.76.21-1 AUR
Skype for Linux - Preview/Insider Version
skypeforlinux-stable-bin 8.67.0.96-1 AUR
Skype for Linux - Stable/Release Version
aha, so you need to know to search ‘skypeforlinux’ and not just skype.
It isn’t very straightforward TBH for someone looking for ‘microsoft skype’ who will 100% sure search for ‘skype’.
My sympathies.
❯ pamac search skype
toxcore-toktok-git 1:0.2.7.4536-1 AUR
Secure, configuration-free, P2P Skype replacement backend
toxcore-static2 1:0.2.2-1 AUR
Secure, configuration-free, P2P Skype replacement backend
toxcore-static1 1:0.1.11-1 AUR
Secure, configuration-free, P2P Skype replacement backend
sky 2.1.7772-1 AUR
Lync and Skype for Business client on Linux
silos 0.1.55-1 AUR
Web-app container, with multimedia apps (YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, VVVVID, and RaiPlay),
productivity suites (Microsoft Office 365, Skype, Google Office, Trello, and Gmail), and others
(WhatsApp web and Wikipedia)
linphone-plugin-mssilk 1.1.1-1 AUR
Linphone / mediastreamer plugin that enables Skype's SILK audio codec
hdx-realtime-media-engine-sap 2.2.100-1 AUR
Plug-In for Citrix Receiver to support clear, crisp high-definition audio-video calls,
particularly with Microsoft Skype® for Business. This version is for access.sap.com
compatibility.
hdx-realtime-media-engine 2.9.200-0 AUR
Plug-In for Citrix Receiver to support clear, crisp high-definition audio-video calls,
particularly with Microsoft Skype® for Business.
silo-skype 0.2-1 AUR
Standalone silo app for Skype
purple-skypeweb-git 1.5.r10.90007bf-1 AUR
SkypeWeb Plugin for Pidgin
purple-skypeweb 1.7-1 community
SkypeWeb Plugin for Pidgin
ghetto-skype-git 1.6.0+7+g5ae7d28-1 AUR
This is an electron client that uses Web Skype to better integrate with desktop environments
found on Linux.
ghetto-skype
Web Skype + Tray Icon + Notifications
skyperious
Skype SQLite database viewer and merger
skypeforlinux-stable-bin
Skype for Linux - Stable/Release Version
skypeforlinux-stable-bin
Skype for Linux - Stable/Release Version
skypeforlinux-preview-bin
Skype for Linux - Preview/Insider Version
skype4py
Skype4py
skype-web-jak
wrapper for Skype online services
skype-secure
Restricting Skype for Linux access
skype-lang-hu
Hungarian language files for skype
skype-electron
An Electron Skype app designed for use on Linux systems
skype-call-recorder
Record Skype calls to MP3, Ogg Vorbis or WAV files
pamac build skypeforlinux-stable-bin
This isn’t bad advice.
To make it ‘simple’ there are two initial approaches. One is to simply search net (duckduckgo is nice) and search ‘manjaro install skype’. However, it’s not the best… first results go with downloading and building from git… that sucks a bit.
Second option is to search for ‘aur skype’ for which my first result is ‘skypeforlinux-stable-bin’ and that’s golden.
From that information, you can open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and type pamac install skypeforlinux-stable-bin and you’re finished.
At first I feared that with Manjaro I must live without Skype, then I saw in the AUR repository a disencourageing list of unknown packages named …skype…
ben81’s command is simple and it worked.
In 2021-Nov I re-installed Manjaro and found out that the command
pamac install skypeforlinux-stable-bin
does not work anymore. However, I found another way to obtain Skype:
snap install skype
Source of info: Install Skype on Linux | Snap Store
That’s because AUR packages are installed with pamac build instead of pamac install.
I believe you can find them in the AUR.
Run pamac-manager and enable AUR.
You’ll find them easily.