plainabout on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "plainabout" 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 plainabout on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall plainabout on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1316009
Name: plainabout
PackageBaseID: 178662
PackageBase: plainabout
Version: 0.6.3-1
Description: plainDE about screen
URL: https://plainde.github.io
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1707745048
Maintainer: maemolol
Submitter: ivabus
FirstSubmitted: 1651987222
LastModified: 1694199411
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/plainabout.tar.gz