wlrctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "wlrctl" 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 wlrctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wlrctl on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wlrctl" 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 wlrctl's git locally


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


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

ID: 1258616
Name: wlrctl
PackageBaseID: 156073
PackageBase: wlrctl
Version: 0.2.2-2
Description: Utility for miscellaneous wlroots extensions
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~brocellous/wlrctl
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.890608
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Brocellous
Submitter: Brocellous
FirstSubmitted: 1595987393
LastModified: 1684222338
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wlrctl.tar.gz