libxext-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1239700
Name: libxext-git
PackageBaseID: 142116
PackageBase: libxext-git
Version: 1.3.5.r3.gde2ebd6-1
Description: X11 common extensions library
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1558011233
LastModified: 1681200994
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxext-git.tar.gz