nitrogen-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nitrogen-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nitrogen-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1186228
Name: nitrogen-git
PackageBaseID: 104707
PackageBase: nitrogen-git
Version: 1.6.1r306.d48ccb8-1
Description: Background browser and setter for X windows - git version
URL: https://github.com/l3ib/nitrogen
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: milouse
Submitter: milouse
FirstSubmitted: 1450278337
LastModified: 1671637664
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nitrogen-git.tar.gz