bslock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 12,2025

1. Install "bslock" 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 bslock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bslock on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bslock" 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 bslock's git locally


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


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

ID: 741228
Name: bslock
PackageBaseID: 153096
PackageBase: bslock
Version: 0.0.1-1
Description: A better screen locker for X (a prettier slock fork)
URL: https://github.com/phenax/bslock
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1689366181
Maintainer: phenax
Submitter: phenax
FirstSubmitted: 1590224001
LastModified: 1590224610
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bslock.tar.gz