kwin-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1419141
Name: kwin-git
PackageBaseID: 80457
PackageBase: kwin-git
Version: 6.0.80_r26284.g2491fb1b2b-1
Description: An easy to use, but flexible, composited Window Manager
URL: https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 0.000135
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: IslandC0der
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1396247296
LastModified: 1709325347
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kwin-git.tar.gz