x2x-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "x2x-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 x2x-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall x2x-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "x2x-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 x2x-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/x2x-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/x2x-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/x2x-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/x2x-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x2x-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 366635
Name: x2x-git
PackageBaseID: 65899
PackageBase: x2x-git
Version: r117.7d09ce2-1
Description: Allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display.
URL: https://github.com/dottedmag/x2x
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Jashandeep-Sohi
Submitter: Jashandeep-Sohi
FirstSubmitted: 1356943318
LastModified: 1482217030
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/x2x-git.tar.gz