dwl-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1095152
Name: dwl-git
PackageBaseID: 161251
PackageBase: dwl-git
Version: 0.3.1.r27.d969289-1
Description: Simple, hackable dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (dwm for Wayland)
URL: https://github.com/djpohly/dwl
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1704130868
Maintainer: djpohly
Submitter: djpohly
FirstSubmitted: 1608884952
LastModified: 1654633243
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dwl-git.tar.gz