i3status-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "i3status-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 i3status-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                i3status-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall i3status-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                i3status-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "i3status-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 i3status-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/i3status-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/i3status-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/i3status-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/i3status-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3status-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1038686
Name: i3status-git
PackageBaseID: 26088
PackageBase: i3status-git
Version: 2.14.r8.g28399bf-1
Description: Generates status bar to use with i3bar
URL: http://i3wm.org/i3status/
NumVotes: 42
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Airblader
Submitter: Atsutane
FirstSubmitted: 1241176098
LastModified: 1645170110
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/i3status-git.tar.gz