fvwm-patched on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "fvwm-patched" 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 fvwm-patched on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                fvwm-patched
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall fvwm-patched on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fvwm-patched
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "fvwm-patched" 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 fvwm-patched's git locally


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


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

ID: 1232605
Name: fvwm-patched
PackageBaseID: 148757
PackageBase: fvwm-patched
Version: 2.7.0-1
Description: A multiple large virtual desktop window manager originally derived from twm with patches
URL: https://www.fvwm.org
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: cog
FirstSubmitted: 1580705565
LastModified: 1679884451
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fvwm-patched.tar.gz