dot-matrix on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "dot-matrix" 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 dot-matrix on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dot-matrix on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dot-matrix" 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 dot-matrix's git locally


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


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

ID: 1173824
Name: dot-matrix
PackageBaseID: 166175
PackageBase: dot-matrix
Version: 3.2.0-1
Description: The glyph playground of creativity from simple lines
URL: https://github.com/lainsce/dot-matrix
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aperez
Submitter: aperez
FirstSubmitted: 1619609499
LastModified: 1669332976
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dot-matrix.tar.gz