vlock-original on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "vlock-original" 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 vlock-original on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vlock-original
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vlock-original on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vlock-original
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vlock-original" 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 vlock-original's git locally


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


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

ID: 276005
Name: vlock-original
PackageBaseID: 104002
PackageBase: vlock-original
Version: 2.2.3-3
Description: A small console locking program
URL: http://cthulhu.c3d2.de/~toidinamai/vlock/vlock.html
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: hexchain
FirstSubmitted: 1448945628
LastModified: 1455637388
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vlock-original.tar.gz