slock-bgimage-cur on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1242074
Name: slock-bgimage-cur
PackageBaseID: 192733
PackageBase: slock-bgimage-cur
Version: 1.5-1
Description: A simple screen locker for X (patched to allow background images, using the latest upstream)
URL: https://git.jaytechlab.com/public/slock-bgimage
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jtlab
Submitter: jtlab
FirstSubmitted: 1681597981
LastModified: 1681598518
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/slock-bgimage-cur.tar.gz