web-greeter on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "web-greeter" 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 web-greeter on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                web-greeter
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall web-greeter on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1198361
Name: web-greeter
PackageBaseID: 173785
PackageBase: web-greeter
Version: 3.5.2-2
Description: A modern, visually appealing greeter for LightDM
URL: https://github.com/JezerM/web-greeter
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.972042
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: JezerM
Submitter: JezerM
FirstSubmitted: 1639001830
LastModified: 1673989261
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/web-greeter.tar.gz