river-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1341428
Name: river-git
PackageBaseID: 151774
PackageBase: river-git
Version: 0.3.0dev.r141.g5da4769-1
Description: Dynamic tiling wayland compositor
URL: https://github.com/riverwm/river
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.565132
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: ifreund
FirstSubmitted: 1587469969
LastModified: 1698326394
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/river-git.tar.gz