wvkbd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "wvkbd" 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 wvkbd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wvkbd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427098
Name: wvkbd
PackageBaseID: 178346
PackageBase: wvkbd
Version: 0.14.4-1
Description: On-screen keyboard for wlroots
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~proycon/wvkbd
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.077052
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: arenm
Submitter: arenm
FirstSubmitted: 1651018190
LastModified: 1710425329
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wvkbd.tar.gz