swayr on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "swayr" 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 swayr on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swayr on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1413374
Name: swayr
PackageBaseID: 168048
PackageBase: swayr
Version: 0.27.3-1
Description: Swayr is a window switcher (and more) for sway
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~tsdh/swayr
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.321791
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lockeanarchist
Submitter: lockeanarchist
FirstSubmitted: 1623921764
LastModified: 1708540842
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swayr.tar.gz