awm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 16,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1052774
Name: awm-git
PackageBaseID: 177014
PackageBase: awm-git
Version: 1.0-1
Description: A floating window manager written with XCB.
URL: https://github.com/abxxbo/awm.git
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: abxxbo
Submitter: abxxbo
FirstSubmitted: 1647570833
LastModified: 1647570833
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/awm-git.tar.gz