swayosd-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 12,2025

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                swayosd-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall swayosd-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1398003
Name: swayosd-git
PackageBaseID: 189659
PackageBase: swayosd-git
Version: r55.a0709bc-1
Description: A GTK based on screen display for keyboard shortcuts like caps-lock and volume
URL: https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayOSD
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 1.220619
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jgmdev
Submitter: jgmdev
FirstSubmitted: 1674156221
LastModified: 1706838041
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swayosd-git.tar.gz