i3-gnome on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

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

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


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


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/i3-gnome
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3-gnome package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 962511
Name: i3-gnome
PackageBaseID: 97679
PackageBase: i3-gnome
Version: 1:40.4-1
Description: Use i3 with GNOME Session integration.
URL: https://github.com/i3-gnome/i3-gnome/
NumVotes: 37
Popularity: 5.4E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gccstr
Submitter: TheMarex
FirstSubmitted: 1439648042
LastModified: 1631952253
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3-gnome.tar.gz