jwm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall jwm-git on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 821933
Name: jwm-git
PackageBaseID: 70589
PackageBase: jwm-git
Version: s1685.r11.3a35c63-1
Description: JWM is a light-weight window manager for the X11 Window System. Git version.
URL: http://joewing.net/projects/jwm/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: epicurious
FirstSubmitted: 1370161894
LastModified: 1605987124
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jwm-git.tar.gz