i3-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "i3-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 i3-git on Arch using YAY

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

2. Manually Install "i3-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 i3-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/i3-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/i3-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/i3-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/i3-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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