wallchanger on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "wallchanger" 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 wallchanger on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 901770
Name: wallchanger
PackageBaseID: 149285
PackageBase: wallchanger
Version: 1.6.17-1
Description: Automatic wallpaper changer
URL: https://www.nongnu.org/wallchanger/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: michb
Submitter: michb
FirstSubmitted: 1582095501
LastModified: 1620130806
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wallchanger.tar.gz