polybar-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1348195
Name: polybar-git
PackageBaseID: 117191
PackageBase: polybar-git
Version: 3.7.0-1
Description: A fast and easy-to-use status bar
URL: https://github.com/polybar/polybar
NumVotes: 54
Popularity: 0.000169
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jaagr
Submitter: jaagr
FirstSubmitted: 1479532066
LastModified: 1699228929
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polybar-git.tar.gz