niri-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1413370
Name: niri-git
PackageBaseID: 197932
PackageBase: niri-git
Version: 0.1.2.r23.gd1fe693-1
Description: Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
URL: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 2.303346
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cosmo
Submitter: jcaesar
FirstSubmitted: 1695719557
LastModified: 1708540258
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/niri-git.tar.gz