dmenu2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "dmenu2" 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 dmenu2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dmenu2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dmenu2" 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 dmenu2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dmenu2.git 
            
                        
                ~/dmenu2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/dmenu2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/dmenu2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dmenu2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 912740
Name: dmenu2
PackageBaseID: 97378
PackageBase: dmenu2
Version: 0.2.1-1
Description: Fork of dmenu with many useful patches applied and additional options like screen select, dim or opacity change
URL: https://github.com/spcmd/dmenu2
NumVotes: 72
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ryshglene
Submitter: SibrenVasse
FirstSubmitted: 1439380731
LastModified: 1622093128
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dmenu2.tar.gz