picom-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1419168
Name: picom-git
PackageBaseID: 146061
PackageBase: picom-git
Version: 2189_11.172.gcc8e0a98_2024.02.29-1
Description: X compositor (fork of compton) (git-version)
URL: https://github.com/yshui/picom
NumVotes: 356
Popularity: 0.53864
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: WorMzy
Submitter: WorMzy
FirstSubmitted: 1571916015
LastModified: 1709328313
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/picom-git.tar.gz