mint-backgrounds on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "mint-backgrounds" 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 mint-backgrounds on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mint-backgrounds
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mint-backgrounds on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1372464
Name: mint-backgrounds
PackageBaseID: 152097
PackageBase: mint-backgrounds
Version: 1.7.0-3
Description: The backgrounds of Linux Mint
URL:
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.061824
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: volker.raschek
Submitter: volker.raschek
FirstSubmitted: 1588105295
LastModified: 1703018767
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mint-backgrounds.tar.gz