openbox-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 868767
Name: openbox-git
PackageBaseID: 133074
PackageBase: openbox-git
Version: 3.6.1-1
Description: Highly configurable and lightweight X11 window manager
URL: http://openbox.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1527885481
LastModified: 1614214191
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openbox-git.tar.gz