gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog" 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-no-watchdog on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog" 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-no-watchdog's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog.git 
            
                        
                ~/gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 889640
Name: gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
PackageBaseID: 165392
PackageBase: gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog
Version: 3.6.1-1
Description: Legacy GNOME screensaver with disabled watchdog that drops x11 settings (useful with xss-lock)
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeScreensaver
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: magnesijium
Submitter: magnesijium
FirstSubmitted: 1617905481
LastModified: 1617917620
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gnome-screensaver-no-watchdog.tar.gz