devilspie2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "devilspie2" 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 devilspie2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall devilspie2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "devilspie2" 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 devilspie2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/devilspie2.git 
            
                        
                ~/devilspie2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/devilspie2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/devilspie2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the devilspie2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1028230
Name: devilspie2
PackageBaseID: 59529
PackageBase: devilspie2
Version: 0.44-1
Description: A window matching utility, allowing the user to perform scripted actions on windows as they are created.
URL: http://www.nongnu.org/devilspie2/
NumVotes: 33
Popularity: 0.00427
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: larchunix
Submitter: larchunix
FirstSubmitted: 1337979213
LastModified: 1643540053
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/devilspie2.tar.gz