i3a on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "i3a" 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 i3a on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall i3a on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "i3a" 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 i3a's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/i3a.git 
            
                        
                ~/i3a
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/i3a folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/i3a
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3a package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1032806
Name: i3a
PackageBaseID: 174590
PackageBase: i3a
Version: 2.0.1-5
Description: a set of scripts used for automation of i3 and sway window manager layouts
URL: https://pypi.org/project/i3a
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1693922680
Maintainer:
Submitter: thiagowfx
FirstSubmitted: 1640976256
LastModified: 1644205101
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3a.tar.gz