bspwm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1064966
Name: bspwm-git
PackageBaseID: 63045
PackageBase: bspwm-git
Version: 0.9.10.r33.ge22d0fa-1
Description: A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning
URL: https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm
NumVotes: 80
Popularity: 0.006142
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: baskerville
FirstSubmitted: 1348349077
LastModified: 1649647651
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bspwm-git.tar.gz