swaybg-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1377730
Name: swaybg-git
PackageBaseID: 141544
PackageBase: swaybg-git
Version: 1.2.0.r4.geabc06e-1
Description: Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors (git development version)
URL: https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0.232428
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GreyXor
Submitter: lambda-11235
FirstSubmitted: 1556217946
LastModified: 1703951728
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swaybg-git.tar.gz