grimshot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "grimshot" 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 grimshot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall grimshot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1403497
Name: grimshot
PackageBaseID: 152188
PackageBase: grimshot
Version: 1.9-1
Description: A helper for screenshots within sway.
URL: https://github.com/OctopusET/sway-contrib
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 1.184027
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Neptune650
Submitter: whynothugo
FirstSubmitted: 1588321355
LastModified: 1706985031
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/grimshot.tar.gz