fbsplash on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "fbsplash" 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 fbsplash on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fbsplash on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1040931
Name: fbsplash
PackageBaseID: 156318
PackageBase: fbsplash
Version: 1.5.4.4-17
Description: A userspace implementation of a splash screen for Linux (formerly known as gensplash)
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fbsplash.berlios/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nemstar
Submitter: nemstar
FirstSubmitted: 1596523142
LastModified: 1645459133
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbsplash.tar.gz