csxlock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "csxlock-git" 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
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install csxlock-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -S
            
                        
                csxlock-git
            
                    
    
    Copied

* (Optional) Uninstall csxlock-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -Rns
            
                        
                csxlock-git
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Manually Install "csxlock-git" via AUR

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


    
        
            $
        

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

b. Clone csxlock-git's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/csxlock-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/csxlock-git
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/csxlock-git folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/csxlock-git
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the csxlock-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 330458
Name: csxlock-git
PackageBaseID: 113252
PackageBase: csxlock-git
Version: 1.2.r1.gdd085a8-1
Description: Simple screen locker utility for X, fork of sxlock. Uses PAM authentication, suid needed (tty lock).
URL: https://github.com/HoskeOwl/csxlock
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705778515
Maintainer: hoskeowl
Submitter: hoskeowl
FirstSubmitted: 1467738134
LastModified: 1471459965
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/csxlock-git.tar.gz