lwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "lwm" 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 lwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lwm on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "lwm" 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 lwm's git locally


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


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

ID: 1234889
Name: lwm
PackageBaseID: 192167
PackageBase: lwm
Version: 1.2.4-4
Description: A very light weight window manager
URL: http://www.jfc.org.uk/software/lwm.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.001645
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hildigerr
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680338504
LastModified: 1680338504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lwm.tar.gz