kmscon on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 25,2025

1. Install "kmscon" 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 kmscon on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kmscon on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1274828
Name: kmscon
PackageBaseID: 192161
PackageBase: kmscon
Version: 9.0.0-1
Description: Terminal emulator based on Kernel Mode Setting (KMS)
URL: https://github.com/Aetf/kmscon/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.006374
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680337922
LastModified: 1687042964
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kmscon.tar.gz