slingswarm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 07,2025

1. Install "slingswarm" 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 slingswarm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall slingswarm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 595572
Name: slingswarm
PackageBaseID: 129708
PackageBase: slingswarm
Version: 1.0-2
Description: GTK3 application launcher similar to Mac OS launchpad and Wayland compatible.
URL: https://github.com/echo-devim/slingswarm
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1696187681
Maintainer: Ste74
Submitter: Ste74
FirstSubmitted: 1517596103
LastModified: 1552823881
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/slingswarm.tar.gz