cwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "cwm" 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 cwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1343642
Name: cwm
PackageBaseID: 13644
PackageBase: cwm
Version: 7.4-3
Description: Fork of calmwm, a clean and lightweight window manager
URL: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.468767
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: libele
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1194307538
LastModified: 1698518970
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cwm.tar.gz