bgs-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 290400
Name: bgs-git
PackageBaseID: 64127
PackageBase: bgs-git
Version: v0.8.r0.gc439733-1
Description: simple background setter based on imlib2
URL: https://github.com/Gottox/bgs
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: melchips
Submitter: melchips
FirstSubmitted: 1351509319
LastModified: 1459671118
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bgs-git.tar.gz