polybar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 26,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "polybar" 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 polybar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall polybar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

Repository : community
Name : polybar
Version : 3.6.3-2
Description : A fast and easy-to-use status bar
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://github.com/polybar/polybar
Licenses : MIT
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : libuv cairo xcb-util-image xcb-util-wm xcb-util-xrm
xcb-util-cursor alsa-lib libpulse libmpdclient libnl
jsoncpp curl
Optional Deps : i3-wm: i3 module support
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 720.41 KiB
Installed Size : 2453.28 KiB
Packager : Leonidas Spyropoulos
Build Date : Mon 09 May 2022 03:16:42 PM UTC
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature