xcman on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "xcman" 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 xcman on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xcman on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1282013
Name: xcman
PackageBaseID: 128770
PackageBase: xcman
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: Minimal compositing manager for X
URL: https://codeberg.org/maandree/xcman
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: maandree
Submitter: maandree
FirstSubmitted: 1515228402
LastModified: 1688323711
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcman.tar.gz