backman-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "backman-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install backman-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S backman-git

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

$ yay -Rns backman-git

2. Manually Install "backman-git" via AUR

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone backman-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/backman-git.git ~/backman-git

c. Go to ~/backman-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/backman-git $ makepkg -si

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