Before you start

  1. Make sure you’ve configured /etc/makepkg.conf
  2. Download the package’s PKGBUILD-file from AUR (under View PKGBUILD under Package Actions on the right side)

Making

  1. Put the PKGBUILD-file in a separate folder, maybe $HOME/tmp
  2. cd to the folder
  3. run makepkg -s
  4. a. Does it want you to install any application? Press yes
  5. b. Does it need some other package from AUR? Install that first
  6. You should now have a pkg.tar.xz-file. Run pacman -U that.file.name.pkg.tar.xz