swaylock-effects on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "swaylock-effects" 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 swaylock-effects on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                swaylock-effects
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall swaylock-effects on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1404554
Name: swaylock-effects
PackageBaseID: 162722
PackageBase: swaylock-effects
Version: 1.7.0.0-4
Description: A fancier screen locker for Wayland.
URL: https://github.com/jirutka/swaylock-effects
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 2.663241
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: itsme
Submitter: itsme
FirstSubmitted: 1612100376
LastModified: 1707165445
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swaylock-effects.tar.gz