xban on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "xban" 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 xban on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xban on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1167031
Name: xban
PackageBaseID: 185911
PackageBase: xban
Version: 1.0-1
Description: Hides the X mouse cursor on keypress and reveals it again when the mouse cursor moves
URL: https://github.com/bakkeby/xban
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 5.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bakkeby
Submitter: bakkeby
FirstSubmitted: 1663773026
LastModified: 1668064213
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xban.tar.gz