hyprlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "hyprlock" 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 hyprlock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hyprlock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1426564
Name: hyprlock
PackageBaseID: 202994
PackageBase: hyprlock
Version: 0.2.0-1
Description: Hyprland's GPU-accelerated screen locking utility
URL: https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprlock
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 5.968311
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: androw
Submitter: androw
FirstSubmitted: 1708978336
LastModified: 1710348647
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hyprlock.tar.gz