gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper" 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-shell-extension-randomwallpaper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
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2. Manually Install "gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper" 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-shell-extension-randomwallpaper's git locally


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


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

ID: 1166442
Name: gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper
PackageBaseID: 187206
PackageBase: gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper
Version: 2.7.2-1
Description: Fetch a random wallpaper from an online source and set it as a desktop background. The desktop background can be updated periodically or manually.
URL: https://github.com/ifl0w/RandomWallpaperGnome3
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703603774
Maintainer: igor-dyatlov
Submitter: igor-dyatlov
FirstSubmitted: 1667927186
LastModified: 1667927186
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gnome-shell-extension-randomwallpaper.tar.gz