setroot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "setroot" 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 setroot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall setroot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 613307
Name: setroot
PackageBaseID: 87388
PackageBase: setroot
Version: v2.0.2-1
Description: simple program that sets your (X11) wallpaper. inspired by the *setroots and feh.
URL: https://github.com/ttzhou/setroot
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1645152111
Maintainer: ttz
Submitter: ttz
FirstSubmitted: 1415895736
LastModified: 1558069643
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/setroot.tar.gz