Installing WeChat 4.0 on ArchLinux

Installing WeChat 4.0 on ArchLinux

WeChat has finally released a native version for Linux, and installing it on ArchLinux is very simple, just one command: <span>yay -S wechat-universal-bwrap</span>.

By default, it does not support DND drag-and-drop file operations and access to the HOME directory. To create files, create <span>~/.config/wechat-universal/binds.list</span> and add the directories of files under HOME in it.

For example, my <span>~/.config/wechat-universal/binds.list</span> contains:

Desktop
Pictures
Documents
Downloads
Videos

This version finally has the “Quote” feature in the right-click menu, and Moments and Mini Programs can be used normally. The tray function is also working properly; after so many years, Tencent has finally made it happen.

PS: Later I found out that this package was actually built by a senior in my company, cheers to them for contributing to the open-source community!

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