wpaperd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "wpaperd" 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 wpaperd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wpaperd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1238644
Name: wpaperd
PackageBaseID: 175265
PackageBase: wpaperd
Version: 0.3.0-1
Description: Wallpaper daemon for Wayland.
URL: https://github.com/danyspin97/wpaperd
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.579
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: firegem
Submitter: firegem
FirstSubmitted: 1642820745
LastModified: 1681007078
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wpaperd.tar.gz