jail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "jail" 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 jail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jail on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 743424
Name: jail
PackageBaseID: 104524
PackageBase: jail
Version: 1.0-3
Description: a simple program to lock mouse in a defined area
URL: http://gentoo-en.vfose.ru/wiki/X.Org/Dual_Monitors/Mouse_Control
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jose1711
Submitter: jose1711
FirstSubmitted: 1449920114
LastModified: 1590582658
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jail.tar.gz