flwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "flwm" 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 flwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall flwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 256199
Name: flwm
PackageBaseID: 18753
PackageBase: flwm
Version: 1.16-1
Description: Fast Light Window Manager
URL: http://flwm.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1217455780
LastModified: 1450119293
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/flwm.tar.gz