smlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "smlock" 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 smlock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall smlock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1394293
Name: smlock
PackageBaseID: 196615
PackageBase: smlock
Version: 0.7.5-2
Description: Smlock is a minimal screen locker, for Xorg, optimized for mobile.
URL: https://codeberg.org/jackc/smlock
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: realroot
Submitter: realroot
FirstSubmitted: 1691784150
LastModified: 1706468392
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/smlock.tar.gz