magnus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "magnus" 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 magnus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall magnus on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 773224
Name: magnus
PackageBaseID: 151024
PackageBase: magnus
Version: 1.0.3-3
Description: A very simple screen magnifier
URL: https://github.com/stuartlangridge/magnus/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.001426
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Arthorius
Submitter: Arthorius
FirstSubmitted: 1585853588
LastModified: 1596385845
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/magnus.tar.gz