swaystatus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "swaystatus" 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 swaystatus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swaystatus on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1388443
Name: swaystatus
PackageBaseID: 184818
PackageBase: swaystatus
Version: 0.4.3-1
Description: Generate a status line for swaybar
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~jmcantrell/swaystatus
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jmcantrell
Submitter: jmcantrell
FirstSubmitted: 1660077674
LastModified: 1705624640
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swaystatus.tar.gz