ftmenu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "ftmenu" 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 ftmenu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ftmenu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 240926
Name: ftmenu
PackageBaseID: 40383
PackageBase: ftmenu
Version: 0.4.0-2
Description: Fluxbox menu icon tray
URL: http://ftmenu.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: gavian
FirstSubmitted: 1283163009
LastModified: 1445215680
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ftmenu.tar.gz