dmenufm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "dmenufm" 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 dmenufm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dmenufm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1414800
Name: dmenufm
PackageBaseID: 147912
PackageBase: dmenufm
Version: 2.2-1
Description: A simple file manager using dmenu
URL: https://github.com/huijunchen9260/dmenufm
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dpeukert
Submitter: dpeukert
FirstSubmitted: 1578298165
LastModified: 1708791187
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dmenufm.tar.gz