mutter-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "mutter-git" 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 mutter-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mutter-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mutter-git" 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 mutter-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1384829
Name: mutter-git
PackageBaseID: 138654
PackageBase: mutter-git
Version: 46.alpha+r124+gecdd2aeb8-1
Description: Window manager and compositor for GNOME
URL: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pobrn
Submitter: rliang
FirstSubmitted: 1547126596
LastModified: 1705100372
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mutter-git.tar.gz