compiz-boxmenu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "compiz-boxmenu" 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 compiz-boxmenu on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                compiz-boxmenu
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall compiz-boxmenu on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                compiz-boxmenu
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "compiz-boxmenu" 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 compiz-boxmenu's git locally


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


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

ID: 1109006
Name: compiz-boxmenu
PackageBaseID: 46428
PackageBase: compiz-boxmenu
Version: 1.1.12-4
Description: A desktop menu for compiz, forked from compiz-deskmenu by crdlb. Introduces extensive icon support, pipeitems, recent documents list, and more
URL: https://gitlab.com/compiz/compiz-boxmenu
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703192734
Maintainer: ShadowKyogre
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1297522161
LastModified: 1657221360
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/compiz-boxmenu.tar.gz