ws on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "ws" 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 ws on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ws on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 247151
Name: ws
PackageBaseID: 103213
PackageBase: ws
Version: 0.6.3-3
Description: Mounts windows shares available in network
URL: http://winshares.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jose1711
Submitter: jose1711
FirstSubmitted: 1447266117
LastModified: 1447266397
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ws.tar.gz