i3-scrot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 982854
Name: i3-scrot
PackageBaseID: 108627
PackageBase: i3-scrot
Version: 1.0-2
Description: simple screenshot script using scrot
URL: https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/community/i3/i3-scrot
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: oberon2007
Submitter: oberon2007
FirstSubmitted: 1457610391
LastModified: 1635872462
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3-scrot.tar.gz