gwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "gwm" 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 gwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1279722
Name: gwm
PackageBaseID: 159125
PackageBase: gwm
Version: 2.4.1-1
Description: A modern tiling windows manager for X11
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gsmwm/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: zhaose
FirstSubmitted: 1603628208
LastModified: 1687903509
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gwm.tar.gz