bwbar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "bwbar" 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 bwbar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bwbar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 475531
Name: bwbar
PackageBaseID: 128725
PackageBase: bwbar
Version: 1.2.3-4
Description: Generates text and graphical readout of the current bandwidth usage.
URL: http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/web/bwbar/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515182875
LastModified: 1515182875
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bwbar.tar.gz