wally on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 13,2025

1. Install "wally" 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 wally on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wally on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 925821
Name: wally
PackageBaseID: 101601
PackageBase: wally
Version: 2.4.5-5
Description: Qt4 desktop wallpaper changer, using multiple online and offline sources
URL: http://www.becrux.com/index.php?page=projects&name=wally
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: willemw
FirstSubmitted: 1444491436
LastModified: 1624608550
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wally.tar.gz