swaylockd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 06,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "swaylockd" 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 swaylockd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swaylockd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1000610
Name: swaylockd
PackageBaseID: 173831
PackageBase: swaylockd
Version: 0.1.0-1
Description: A dumb launcher to spawn swaylock and ensure it runs no matter what
URL: https://github.com/jirutka/swaylockd
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kiasoc5
FirstSubmitted: 1639117906
LastModified: 1639117906
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swaylockd.tar.gz