i3lock-fancy-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "i3lock-fancy-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 i3lock-fancy-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                i3lock-fancy-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall i3lock-fancy-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                i3lock-fancy-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "i3lock-fancy-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 i3lock-fancy-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/i3lock-fancy-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/i3lock-fancy-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/i3lock-fancy-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/i3lock-fancy-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3lock-fancy-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 532948
Name: i3lock-fancy-git
PackageBaseID: 109373
PackageBase: i3lock-fancy-git
Version: r161.7217cb5-1
Description: i3lock-color script: blurs background, adds lock icon and text, offers dark/light background detection.
URL: https://github.com/meskarune/i3lock-fancy
NumVotes: 60
Popularity: 0.368793
OutOfDate: 1710546709
Maintainer: hcnelson99
Submitter: meskarune
FirstSubmitted: 1459086311
LastModified: 1533699073
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3lock-fancy-git.tar.gz