wshowkeys-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "wshowkeys-git" 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 wshowkeys-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wshowkeys-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wshowkeys-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                wshowkeys-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "wshowkeys-git" 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 wshowkeys-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1218079
Name: wshowkeys-git
PackageBaseID: 145354
PackageBase: wshowkeys-git
Version: r5.e8bfc78-2
Description: Displays keys being pressed on a Wayland session
URL: https://github.com/ammgws/wshowkeys
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.044184
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: OctopusET
Submitter: rumpelsepp
FirstSubmitted: 1569477868
LastModified: 1677412970
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wshowkeys-git.tar.gz