dmenu-rs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1344021
Name: dmenu-rs
PackageBaseID: 153036
PackageBase: dmenu-rs
Version: 5.5.3-1
Description: A 1:1 port of dmenu, rewritten in Rust
URL: https://github.com/Shizcow/dmenu-rs
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 8.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: shizcow
Submitter: shizcow
FirstSubmitted: 1590076975
LastModified: 1698601005
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dmenu-rs.tar.gz