xcb-proto-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "xcb-proto-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 xcb-proto-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1353502
Name: xcb-proto-git
PackageBaseID: 18972
PackageBase: xcb-proto-git
Version: 1.16.0.r2.g1388374-1
Description: XML-XCB protocol descriptions
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/xcbproto
NumVotes: 21
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: ilikenwf
FirstSubmitted: 1218160992
LastModified: 1700032797
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcb-proto-git.tar.gz