chbg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "chbg" 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 chbg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chbg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 907177
Name: chbg
PackageBaseID: 12213
PackageBase: chbg
Version: 1.5-7
Description: Periodically change background image in X11. Can be a slideshow screensaver too
URL: http://chbg.sourceforge.net/about.html
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1185643378
LastModified: 1621012212
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chbg.tar.gz