dwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "dwm" 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 dwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1299493
Name: dwm
PackageBaseID: 127381
PackageBase: dwm
Version: 6.4-2
Description: A dynamic window manager for X
URL: https://dwm.suckless.org
NumVotes: 38
Popularity: 0.459527
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Neptune650
Submitter: Foxboron
FirstSubmitted: 1511192220
LastModified: 1691276218
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dwm.tar.gz