xcolorsel on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xcolorsel" 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 xcolorsel on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xcolorsel on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1045263
Name: xcolorsel
PackageBaseID: 37276
PackageBase: xcolorsel
Version: 1.1a-4
Description: display and grab colors in X
URL: http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xcolorsel
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: chneukirchen
FirstSubmitted: 1274221261
LastModified: 1646243551
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcolorsel.tar.gz