wlock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1355879
Name: wlock-git
PackageBaseID: 199726
PackageBase: wlock-git
Version: 0.0.0-1
Description: A simple screen locker for Wayland
URL: https://github.com/tgabor7/sl
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tgabor7
Submitter: tgabor7
FirstSubmitted: 1700422228
LastModified: 1700430937
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wlock-git.tar.gz