waybar-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "waybar-git" 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 waybar-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall waybar-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "waybar-git" 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 waybar-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1283472
Name: waybar-git
PackageBaseID: 134935
PackageBase: waybar-git
Version: r2429.09142fa3-1
Description: Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors (GIT)
URL: https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.445795
OutOfDate: 1705917965
Maintainer: Alexays
Submitter: BlueGone
FirstSubmitted: 1533840094
LastModified: 1688541007
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/waybar-git.tar.gz