libmatchbox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 29,2024

1. Install "libmatchbox" 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 libmatchbox on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libmatchbox
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libmatchbox on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libmatchbox
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libmatchbox" 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 libmatchbox's git locally


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


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

ID: 1283485
Name: libmatchbox
PackageBaseID: 128752
PackageBase: libmatchbox
Version: 1.12-2
Description: Base library for Matchbox WM
URL: https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-item/matchbox/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515183443
LastModified: 1688543231
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libmatchbox.tar.gz