mx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "mx" 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 mx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 897900
Name: mx
PackageBaseID: 166096
PackageBase: mx
Version: 1.4.7+13+g24efb0cc-3
Description: A widget toolkit using Clutter
URL: http://www.clutter-project.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: City-busz
FirstSubmitted: 1619378837
LastModified: 1619378837
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mx.tar.gz