slock-bgimage on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "slock-bgimage" 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 slock-bgimage on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                slock-bgimage
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall slock-bgimage on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                slock-bgimage
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "slock-bgimage" 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 slock-bgimage's git locally


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


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

ID: 915568
Name: slock-bgimage
PackageBaseID: 167552
PackageBase: slock-bgimage
Version: 1.4-1
Description: A simple screen locker for X(patched to allow background images)
URL: https://github.com/GIJack/slock-bgimage
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GI_Jack
Submitter: GI_Jack
FirstSubmitted: 1622578858
LastModified: 1622578858
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/slock-bgimage.tar.gz