lightdm-flexiserver on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "lightdm-flexiserver" 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 lightdm-flexiserver on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 275667
Name: lightdm-flexiserver
PackageBaseID: 107636
PackageBase: lightdm-flexiserver
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Shell script to relay gdmflexiserver calls, such as from the Xfce Action Buttons panel plugin's Switch User command, to lightdm
URL: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM#User_switching_under_Xfce_4
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: killermoehre
Submitter: killermoehre
FirstSubmitted: 1455561007
LastModified: 1455561096
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightdm-flexiserver.tar.gz