wm2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "wm2" 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 wm2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wm2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wm2" 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 wm2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wm2.git 
            
                        
                ~/wm2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wm2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wm2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wm2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 300268
Name: wm2
PackageBaseID: 57169
PackageBase: wm2
Version: 4-2
Description: The ideal window manager for today's elegant and ascetic programmer
URL: http://www.all-day-breakfast.com/wm2/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1330523299
LastModified: 1462529238
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wm2.tar.gz