fluxbox-wm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "fluxbox-wm" 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 fluxbox-wm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fluxbox-wm on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fluxbox-wm" 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 fluxbox-wm's git locally


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


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

ID: 1113849
Name: fluxbox-wm
PackageBaseID: 168634
PackageBase: fluxbox-wm
Version: 1.3.7-2
Description: A lightweight and highly-configurable window manager build without toolbar and slit support
URL: http://www.fluxbox.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 5.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Black_Codec
Submitter: Black_Codec
FirstSubmitted: 1625414926
LastModified: 1658174346
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fluxbox-wm.tar.gz