gnome-screensaver on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "gnome-screensaver" 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 gnome-screensaver on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gnome-screensaver on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gnome-screensaver" 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 gnome-screensaver's git locally


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


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

ID: 898700
Name: gnome-screensaver
PackageBaseID: 166159
PackageBase: gnome-screensaver
Version: 3.6.1-17
Description: Legacy GNOME screensaver
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeScreensaver
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.490223
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Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: City-busz
FirstSubmitted: 1619557445
LastModified: 1619557445
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gnome-screensaver.tar.gz