wayland-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 747467
Name: wayland-git
PackageBaseID: 30350
PackageBase: wayland-git
Version: 1.18.0.r18.gef611a80-1
Description: A computer display server protocol (git version)
URL: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 70
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1253549656
LastModified: 1591368630
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wayland-git.tar.gz