xcompmgr-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 207757
Name: xcompmgr-git
PackageBaseID: 16554
PackageBase: xcompmgr-git
Version: 1.1.7.r0.ge99e569-1
Description: The X Composisting Manager fresh from freedesktop.org repositories
URL: http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/xapps
NumVotes: 58
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699898118
Maintainer: melchips
Submitter: oliwer
FirstSubmitted: 1208957421
LastModified: 1436215148
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcompmgr-git.tar.gz