2bwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "2bwm" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install 2bwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall 2bwm on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "2bwm" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone 2bwm's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/2bwm.git 
            
                        
                ~/2bwm
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/2bwm folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/2bwm
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the 2bwm package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 642028
Name: 2bwm
PackageBaseID: 69855
PackageBase: 2bwm
Version: 0.3-1
Description: A fast floating window manager
URL: https://github.com/venam/2bwm
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: venamresm
FirstSubmitted: 1368291592
LastModified: 1567323361
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/2bwm.tar.gz