How to install nodejs-nativefier on Manjaro 18 Linux

In the following tutorial we will perform installation of a Nodejs Nativefier on Manjaro 18 Linux from Arch User Repository using command line tools makepkg and pacman . nodejs-nativefier may not be available from a standard repository by default:

error: target not found: nodejs-nativefier
==> ERROR: 'pacman' failed to install missing dependencies.

However, nodejs-nativefier package can be built and installed from the AUR repository.

In this How to install Nodejs Nativefier on Manjaro 18 Linux tutorial you will learn:

  • How to clone the latest Nodejs Nativefier AUR repository.
  • How to build Nodejs Nativefier package.
  • How to install Nodejs Nativefier AUR package.

nodejs-nativefier package build on Manjaro 18 Linux

nodejs-nativefier package build on Manjaro 18 Linux.

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System Manjaro 18 Illyria Linux
Software nodejs-nativefier 7.6.8-2 or higher
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

How to install Nodejs Nativefier on Manjaro 18 Linux step by step



  1. Open up the terminal and clone the latest Nodejs Nativefier AUR repository:
    $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nodejs-nativefier
    
  2. Build the AUR package. First navigate to the newly created nodejs-nativefier directory. Then execute the makepkg command to build the Nodejs Nativefier AUR package:
    $ cd nodejs-nativefier/
    $ makepkg -s
    

    When finished the result should be a newly built Nodejs Nativefier package ready for the installation:

    $ ls *pkg.tar.xz
    nodejs-nativefier-7.6.8-2-any.pkg.tar.xz
    
  3. Using the pacman command to install the Nodejs Nativefier package. Replace the package name suffix with the Nodejs Nativefier version you have compiled previously:
    $ sudo pacman -U --noconfirm nodejs-nativefier-7.6.8-2-any.pkg.tar.xz
    
  4. The Nodejs Nativefier installation is now complete. The nativefier command should now be available:
    $ nativefier --version
    7.6.8
    


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