failsafewm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "failsafewm" 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 failsafewm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall failsafewm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 190881
Name: failsafewm
PackageBaseID: 20610
PackageBase: failsafewm
Version: 0.0.2-1
Description: A frameless, low-footprint window manager designed for failsafe sessions
URL: http://freecode.com/projects/failsafewm/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1223624499
LastModified: 1433931250
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/failsafewm.tar.gz