weston-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall weston-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "weston-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 weston-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1312999
Name: weston-git
PackageBaseID: 55540
PackageBase: weston-git
Version: 12.0.0.r325.g68e2a60-1
Description: Reference implementation of a Wayland compositor
URL: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: klusark
FirstSubmitted: 1325709109
LastModified: 1693704048
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/weston-git.tar.gz