blackbox-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1098634
Name: blackbox-git
PackageBaseID: 73992
PackageBase: blackbox-git
Version: 0.77.r3.gadb18c6-1
Description: A window manager for X11
URL: https://github.com/bbidulock/blackboxwm
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1380796404
LastModified: 1655260368
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/blackbox-git.tar.gz