multiwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "multiwatch" 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 multiwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall multiwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 288665
Name: multiwatch
PackageBaseID: 109400
PackageBase: multiwatch
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Forks and watches multiple instances of a program in the same context
URL: http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/multiwatch/wiki
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kevr
Submitter: kevr
FirstSubmitted: 1459126703
LastModified: 1459126704
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/multiwatch.tar.gz