swappy-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 864627
Name: swappy-git
PackageBaseID: 147864
PackageBase: swappy-git
Version: r226.717ab0c-2
Description: Grab and edit screenshots from a Wayland compositor
URL: http://github.com/jtheoof/swappy
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 7.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jtheoof
Submitter: jtheoof
FirstSubmitted: 1578171544
LastModified: 1613535912
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swappy-git.tar.gz