gtk4-layer-shell on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

1. Install "gtk4-layer-shell" 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 gtk4-layer-shell on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gtk4-layer-shell
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gtk4-layer-shell on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gtk4-layer-shell
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gtk4-layer-shell" 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 gtk4-layer-shell's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gtk4-layer-shell.git 
            
                        
                ~/gtk4-layer-shell
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gtk4-layer-shell folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gtk4-layer-shell
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gtk4-layer-shell package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1359493
Name: gtk4-layer-shell
PackageBaseID: 193123
PackageBase: gtk4-layer-shell
Version: 1.0.2-2
Description: A library to create panels and other desktop components for Wayland using the Layer Shell protocol and GTK4
URL: https://github.com/wmww/gtk4-layer-shell
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.703469
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SilverRainZ
Submitter: SilverRainZ
FirstSubmitted: 1682698558
LastModified: 1700885096
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gtk4-layer-shell.tar.gz