swayfx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "swayfx" 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 swayfx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swayfx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1363892
Name: swayfx
PackageBaseID: 187369
PackageBase: swayfx
Version: 0.3.2-5
Description: SwayFX: Sway, but with eye candy!
URL: https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 1.351405
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: swayfx
Submitter: swayfx
FirstSubmitted: 1668408783
LastModified: 1701624017
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swayfx.tar.gz