xclipd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 20,2024

1. Install "xclipd" 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 xclipd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xclipd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 980423
Name: xclipd
PackageBaseID: 165023
PackageBase: xclipd
Version: 1.0.0-2
Description: An X11 clipboard manager.
URL: https://github.com/jhunt/xclipd
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: samhh
Submitter: samhh
FirstSubmitted: 1616970445
LastModified: 1635432210
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xclipd.tar.gz