windowmaker on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "windowmaker" 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 windowmaker on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1390358
Name: windowmaker
PackageBaseID: 128929
PackageBase: windowmaker
Version: 0.96.0-1
Description: An X11 window manager with a NEXTSTEP look and feel
URL: http://www.windowmaker.org/
NumVotes: 22
Popularity: 0.077255
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515341746
LastModified: 1705904112
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/windowmaker.tar.gz