libxcb-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 13,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1353559
Name: libxcb-git
PackageBaseID: 97236
PackageBase: libxcb-git
Version: 1.16.r5.g3c94601-1
Description: X11 client-side library
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: amezin
FirstSubmitted: 1439302221
LastModified: 1700039516
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxcb-git.tar.gz