pdmenu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pdmenu" 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 pdmenu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdmenu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 994480
Name: pdmenu
PackageBaseID: 128946
PackageBase: pdmenu
Version: 1.3.6-1
Description: simple full screen menu program
URL: https://joeyh.name/code/pdmenu/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515342988
LastModified: 1637981902
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdmenu.tar.gz