uwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "uwm" 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 uwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall uwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 191688
Name: uwm
PackageBaseID: 75483
PackageBase: uwm
Version: 0.30-3
Description: Micro (u) Window Manager
URL: http://uwm.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1700330211
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1384708149
LastModified: 1433975209
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/uwm.tar.gz