alock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "alock" 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 alock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall alock on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "alock" 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 alock's git locally


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


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

ID: 1132492
Name: alock
PackageBaseID: 185251
PackageBase: alock
Version: 2.5.1-1
Description: simple screen lock application for X server
URL: https://github.com/Arkq/alock
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vaygr
Submitter: vaygr
FirstSubmitted: 1661611530
LastModified: 1661782511
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alock.tar.gz