bwidget on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bwidget" 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 bwidget on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bwidget on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1253822
Name: bwidget
PackageBaseID: 128796
PackageBase: bwidget
Version: 1.9.16-2
Description: A suite of megawidgets for Tk
URL: https://wiki.tcl.tk/2251
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.076985
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Geballin
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515266048
LastModified: 1683411232
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bwidget.tar.gz