webscreensaver-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1118760
Name: webscreensaver-git
PackageBaseID: 184462
PackageBase: webscreensaver-git
Version: r60.fdf4b19-1
Description: Use any web page as your screensaver
URL: https://github.com/lmartinking/webscreensaver
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000454
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dotz0cat
Submitter: Dotz0cat
FirstSubmitted: 1659069541
LastModified: 1659069541
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/webscreensaver-git.tar.gz