desktopfolder on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "desktopfolder" 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 desktopfolder on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1309716
Name: desktopfolder
PackageBaseID: 131098
PackageBase: desktopfolder
Version: 1.1.3-2
Description: Organize your desktop with panels that hold your things.
URL: https://github.com/spheras/desktopfolder
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: max.bra
Submitter: max.bra
FirstSubmitted: 1522011716
LastModified: 1693126104
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/desktopfolder.tar.gz