swayblur on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 10,2025

1. Install "swayblur" 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 swayblur on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swayblur on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1019346
Name: swayblur
PackageBaseID: 174850
PackageBase: swayblur
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: Blurs the wallpaper when a client is present
URL: https://github.com/willpower3309/swayblur
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Zerodemon69
Submitter: Zerodemon69
FirstSubmitted: 1641709690
LastModified: 1642311201
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swayblur.tar.gz