choosewm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "choosewm" 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 choosewm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall choosewm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1202578
Name: choosewm
PackageBaseID: 23663
PackageBase: choosewm
Version: 0.1.6-3
Description: Choose WM gui tool. Run it from ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc.
URL: https://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/choosewm
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: sergej
FirstSubmitted: 1233845692
LastModified: 1674780833
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/choosewm.tar.gz