dmenu-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dmenu-git" 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 dmenu-git on Arch using YAY

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

2. Manually Install "dmenu-git" 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 dmenu-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1289416
Name: dmenu-git
PackageBaseID: 98585
PackageBase: dmenu-git
Version: 5.2.r7.7ab0cb5-1
Description: Generic menu for X
URL: https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 7.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: haavard
FirstSubmitted: 1440605238
LastModified: 1689447781
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dmenu-git.tar.gz