gdm-tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gdm-tools" 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 gdm-tools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gdm-tools on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gdm-tools" 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 gdm-tools's git locally


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


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

ID: 1210992
Name: gdm-tools
PackageBaseID: 175330
PackageBase: gdm-tools
Version: 1.2-1
Description: Command-line tools for GNOME's login manager, GDM
URL: https://github.com/realmazharhussain/gdm-tools
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.000598
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mazharhussain
Submitter: mazharhussain
FirstSubmitted: 1642968432
LastModified: 1676401789
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gdm-tools.tar.gz