sflock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 710480
Name: sflock-git
PackageBaseID: 44802
PackageBase: sflock-git
Version: r19.1bda0e6-3
Description: A simple screen locker for X
URL: https://github.com/benruijl/sflock
NumVotes: 21
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Revelation60
Submitter: Revelation60
FirstSubmitted: 1293365683
LastModified: 1584794576
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sflock-git.tar.gz