ratpoison on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "ratpoison" 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 ratpoison on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ratpoison on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1302900
Name: ratpoison
PackageBaseID: 192211
PackageBase: ratpoison
Version: 1.4.9-5
Description: A simple keystroke-driven window manager
URL: https://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.8675
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cactusd
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680369803
LastModified: 1691849490
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ratpoison.tar.gz