herbstluftwm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "herbstluftwm-git" 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 herbstluftwm-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                herbstluftwm-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall herbstluftwm-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                herbstluftwm-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "herbstluftwm-git" 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 herbstluftwm-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1069653
Name: herbstluftwm-git
PackageBaseID: 51895
PackageBase: herbstluftwm-git
Version: 1:0.9.4.r10.g5a627d55-1
Description: Manual tiling window manager for X
URL: https://herbstluftwm.org
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: thorsten
FirstSubmitted: 1314458196
LastModified: 1650483933
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/herbstluftwm-git.tar.gz