xcolor-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 954567
Name: xcolor-git
PackageBaseID: 169657
PackageBase: xcolor-git
Version: 0.5.0.r0.geb7a57e-2
Description: Lightweight color picker for X11
URL: https://github.com/Soft/xcolor
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Atif
Submitter: Atif
FirstSubmitted: 1628322276
LastModified: 1630349625
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcolor-git.tar.gz