waypaper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "waypaper" 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 waypaper on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall waypaper on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1414235
Name: waypaper
PackageBaseID: 202888
PackageBase: waypaper
Version: 2.1-1
Description: GUI wallpaper setter for both Wayland and X11 window managers that works as a frontend for popular backends like swaybg, swww, and feh.
URL: https://github.com/anufrievroman/waypaper
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: metak
Submitter: metak
FirstSubmitted: 1708692214
LastModified: 1708692214
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/waypaper.tar.gz