alock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "alock-git" 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-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall alock-git on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 693411
Name: alock-git
PackageBaseID: 79958
PackageBase: alock-git
Version: 2.5.0-1
Description: Simple transparent screen-lock
URL: https://github.com/Arkq/alock
NumVotes: 39
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: tazjin
FirstSubmitted: 1394751157
LastModified: 1580919998
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alock-git.tar.gz