sawfish on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "sawfish" 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 sawfish on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sawfish on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1034416
Name: sawfish
PackageBaseID: 54929
PackageBase: sawfish
Version: 1.13.0-1
Description: An extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language
URL: http://sawfish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mar
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1323882450
LastModified: 1644472808
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sawfish.tar.gz