wmbattery on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "wmbattery" 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 wmbattery on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wmbattery on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 718549
Name: wmbattery
PackageBaseID: 27888
PackageBase: wmbattery
Version: 2.54-1
Description: Battery monitor dockapp for Window Maker
URL: http://www.dockapps.net/wmbattery
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1672020266
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1246526735
LastModified: 1586378933
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wmbattery.tar.gz