mcwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "mcwm" 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 mcwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mcwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 191195
Name: mcwm
PackageBaseID: 76830
PackageBase: mcwm
Version: 20130209.2-5
Description: A minimalist floating window manager written on top of the XCB
URL: http://hack.org/mc/hacks/mcwm/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1388447198
LastModified: 1433941915
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mcwm.tar.gz