spectrwm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                spectrwm-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall spectrwm-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 924610
Name: spectrwm-git
PackageBaseID: 56764
PackageBase: spectrwm-git
Version: 3.4.1.r19.g63b9ae4-1
Description: A minimalistic automatic tiling window manager that tries to stay out of the way.
URL: http://www.spectrwm.org
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: keenerd
FirstSubmitted: 1329538431
LastModified: 1624336031
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/spectrwm-git.tar.gz