kwinft-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1381717
Name: kwinft-git
PackageBaseID: 151568
PackageBase: kwinft-git
Version: 5.27.0.beta.0.r884.g7ea0e1602-1
Description: drop-in replacement for KWin with additional libwayland wrapping Qt/C++ library Wrapland
URL: https://gitlab.com/kwinft/kwinft
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1710553575
Maintainer: abelian424
Submitter: haagch
FirstSubmitted: 1586994106
LastModified: 1704614527
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kwinft-git.tar.gz