swww-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall swww-git on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1409127
Name: swww-git
PackageBaseID: 184899
PackageBase: swww-git
Version: 0.4.0.r259.g1eecca7-1
Description: Efficient animated wallpaper daemon for Wayland, controlled at runtime
URL: https://github.com/LGFae/swww
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.018424
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: willemw
Submitter: HakierGrzonzo
FirstSubmitted: 1660425741
LastModified: 1707920831
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swww-git.tar.gz