i3-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "i3-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install i3-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S i3-git

* (Optional) Uninstall i3-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns i3-git

2. Manually Install "i3-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone i3-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/i3-git.git ~/i3-git

c. Go to ~/i3-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/i3-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the i3-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1142681
Name: i3-git
PackageBaseID: 24665
PackageBase: i3-git
Version: 4.21.r4.g09670218-1
Description: An improved dynamic tiling window manager
URL: http://i3wm.org/
NumVotes: 193
Popularity: 0.868083
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Airblader
Submitter: Atsutane
FirstSubmitted: 1236982650
LastModified: 1663785058
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3-git.tar.gz