windowmaker-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 718158
Name: windowmaker-git
PackageBaseID: 53439
PackageBase: windowmaker-git
Version: 0.95.9.r0.gf9bc310f-1
Description: An X11 window manager with a NEXTSTEP look and feel
URL: http://www.windowmaker.org/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: drcouzelis
FirstSubmitted: 1319596129
LastModified: 1586307314
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/windowmaker-git.tar.gz