slimlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "slimlock" 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 slimlock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall slimlock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 585072
Name: slimlock
PackageBaseID: 44769
PackageBase: slimlock
Version: 1.3.6-3
Description: Unholy screen locker (without SLiM)
URL: https://github.com/iwamatsu/slim
NumVotes: 83
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: WorMzy
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1293231103
LastModified: 1549877568
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/slimlock.tar.gz