fancytasks on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "fancytasks" 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 fancytasks on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fancytasks on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1317641
Name: fancytasks
PackageBaseID: 186947
PackageBase: fancytasks
Version: 1.1.5-1
Description: More modern taskbar-style window switcher displaying icons and text, with some improvments and color. Serves as a replacement for the Icon-Only and Task Manager plasmoids KDE ships with.
URL: https://github.com/alexankitty/FancyTasks
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.154526
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Alexankitty
Submitter: Alexankitty
FirstSubmitted: 1666868246
LastModified: 1694506440
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fancytasks.tar.gz