extramaus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "extramaus" 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 extramaus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall extramaus on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1170928
Name: extramaus
PackageBaseID: 172329
PackageBase: extramaus
Version: 20121220-3
Description: workaround to always show mouse cursor under x11
URL: http://dodger-tools.sourceforge.net/cms/index.php?id=100000201
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.867509
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Ashark
Submitter: Ashark
FirstSubmitted: 1635025098
LastModified: 1668778542
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/extramaus.tar.gz