fvwm3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "fvwm3" 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 fvwm3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fvwm3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fvwm3" 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 fvwm3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fvwm3.git 
            
                        
                ~/fvwm3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fvwm3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fvwm3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fvwm3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1363983
Name: fvwm3
PackageBaseID: 169863
PackageBase: fvwm3
Version: 1.0.9-1
Description: A highly customizable virtual desktop window manager with small memory footprint.
URL: https://www.fvwm.org
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.237864
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SolarAquarion
Submitter: mY1v6
FirstSubmitted: 1628772594
LastModified: 1701640137
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fvwm3.tar.gz