sddm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1421412
Name: sddm-git
PackageBaseID: 66458
PackageBase: sddm-git
Version: 0.21.0.14.gae072f9-3
Description: The Simple Desktop Display Manager
URL: https://github.com/sddm/sddm
NumVotes: 72
Popularity: 1.116982
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sir_lucjan
Submitter: aavci
FirstSubmitted: 1358675623
LastModified: 1709674641
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sddm-git.tar.gz