slock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1401463
Name: slock-git
PackageBaseID: 65122
PackageBase: slock-git
Version: 1.5.r6.ga34d8fb-1
Description: Simple X display locker
URL: http://tools.suckless.org/slock
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.319099
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Farzat
Submitter: vesath
FirstSubmitted: 1354432974
LastModified: 1706874622
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/slock-git.tar.gz