frankenwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "frankenwm" 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 frankenwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall frankenwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 823443
Name: frankenwm
PackageBaseID: 157776
PackageBase: frankenwm
Version: 1.0.23-1
Description: Fast dynamic tiling window manager based on monsterwm-xcb
URL: https://github.com/sulami/FrankenWM
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: orhun
Submitter: orhun
FirstSubmitted: 1600283402
LastModified: 1606255145
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/frankenwm.tar.gz