betterlockscreen-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1309893
Name: betterlockscreen-git
PackageBaseID: 127900
PackageBase: betterlockscreen-git
Version: v4.1.0.r0.ga4eeddf-1
Description: A simple lock script for i3lock-color
URL: https://github.com/betterlockscreen/betterlockscreen
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.000964
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Maik93
Submitter: AUTplayed
FirstSubmitted: 1513181333
LastModified: 1693155966
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/betterlockscreen-git.tar.gz