echinus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "echinus" 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 echinus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall echinus on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 209690
Name: echinus
PackageBaseID: 22253
PackageBase: echinus
Version: 0.4.9-1
Description: A window manager for X in the spirit of dwm
URL: http://plhk.ru/echinus
NumVotes: 21
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: tdy
FirstSubmitted: 1229429766
LastModified: 1436420102
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/echinus.tar.gz