eww on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "eww" 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 eww on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall eww on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1414940
Name: eww
PackageBaseID: 185271
PackageBase: eww
Version: 0.5.0-2
Description: Standalone widget system made in Rust
URL: https://github.com/elkowar/eww
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 3.232024
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: cog
FirstSubmitted: 1661675400
LastModified: 1708815785
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/eww.tar.gz