swww on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "swww" 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 swww on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swww on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1407796
Name: swww
PackageBaseID: 183328
PackageBase: swww
Version: 0.8.2-2
Description: A Solution to your Wayland Wallpaper Woes
URL: https://github.com/LGFae/swww
NumVotes: 32
Popularity: 7.084592
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carsme
Submitter: HakierGrzonzo
FirstSubmitted: 1655572364
LastModified: 1707697353
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swww.tar.gz