xcursor-ghost on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "xcursor-ghost" 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 xcursor-ghost on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xcursor-ghost
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xcursor-ghost on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 423053
Name: xcursor-ghost
PackageBaseID: 61056
PackageBase: xcursor-ghost
Version: 20040711-2
Description: Subtle grey cursors with soft edges
URL: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Ghost+Cursors?content=13090
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xrchz
Submitter: xrchz
FirstSubmitted: 1342805196
LastModified: 1498621600
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xcursor-ghost.tar.gz