jwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "jwm" 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 jwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1234879
Name: jwm
PackageBaseID: 192159
PackageBase: jwm
Version: 2.4.3-1
Description: A lightweight window manager for the X11 Window System
URL: https://joewing.net/projects/jwm/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.003838
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Morn
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680337637
LastModified: 1680337637
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jwm.tar.gz