backman-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                backman-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall backman-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                backman-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "backman-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 backman-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1000932
Name: backman-git
PackageBaseID: 173759
PackageBase: backman-git
Version: 0.4.6.g976fe21-1
Description: Backman is a random/fixed background image setter for major GTK desktops, X11, sway and other wlroots based wayland compositors
URL: https://github.com/securearth/backman
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 6.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hemish
Submitter: hemish
FirstSubmitted: 1638935212
LastModified: 1639155169
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backman-git.tar.gz