vt_lock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "vt_lock" 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 vt_lock on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vt_lock on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 594289
Name: vt_lock
PackageBaseID: 140296
PackageBase: vt_lock
Version: 0.1-1
Description: Simple virtual terminal locker
URL: https://github.com/Lomonosow/vt_lock
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lomonosow
Submitter: lomonosow
FirstSubmitted: 1552476513
LastModified: 1552476513
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vt_lock.tar.gz