ewm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "ewm" 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 ewm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ewm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1162782
Name: ewm
PackageBaseID: 187075
PackageBase: ewm
Version: 1.1-0
Description: An elegant window manager, that just floats perfectly.
URL: https://github.com/pwnwriter/ewm
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: castorIsDead
Submitter: castorIsDead
FirstSubmitted: 1667386514
LastModified: 1667486972
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ewm.tar.gz