wdm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "wdm" 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 wdm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wdm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 539217
Name: wdm
PackageBaseID: 80354
PackageBase: wdm
Version: 1.28-9
Description: An replacement X window display manager similar to, and based on XDM
URL: http://github.com/raorn/wdm
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1708080207
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1395993724
LastModified: 1535515340
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wdm.tar.gz