waylock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1389141
Name: waylock-git
PackageBaseID: 159490
PackageBase: waylock-git
Version: 0.6.0.r13.g7957561-1
Description: A simple screenlocker for Wayland compositors
URL: https://codeberg.org/ifreund/waylock
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.00086
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pkap
Submitter: dg10a
FirstSubmitted: 1604608063
LastModified: 1705752410
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/waylock-git.tar.gz