screensaver-off on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "screensaver-off" 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 screensaver-off on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                screensaver-off
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall screensaver-off on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 374625
Name: screensaver-off
PackageBaseID: 118779
PackageBase: screensaver-off
Version: 1:0.0.5-1
Description: Utility to disable screensaver
URL: https://github.com/Gonzih/screensaver-off.rs
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706891522
Maintainer: Gonzih
Submitter: Gonzih
FirstSubmitted: 1484408363
LastModified: 1484514974
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/screensaver-off.tar.gz