compiz-gtk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "compiz-gtk" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install compiz-gtk on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S compiz-gtk

* (Optional) Uninstall compiz-gtk on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns compiz-gtk

2. Manually Install "compiz-gtk" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone compiz-gtk's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/compiz-gtk.git ~/compiz-gtk

c. Go to ~/compiz-gtk folder and install it

$ cd ~/compiz-gtk $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the compiz-gtk package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 965447
Name: compiz-gtk
PackageBaseID: 97508
PackageBase: compiz-core
Version: 0.8.18-3
Description: This is the latest stable release of Compiz without DE deps (GTK+ window decorator)
URL: https://gitlab.com/compiz/compiz-core/
NumVotes: 53
Popularity: 6.2E-5
OutOfDate: 1702760631
Maintainer: ShadowKyogre
Submitter: ShadowKyogre
FirstSubmitted: 1439488105
LastModified: 1632530995
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/compiz-gtk.tar.gz