xdgterm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "xdgterm" 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 xdgterm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xdgterm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 943188
Name: xdgterm
PackageBaseID: 169544
PackageBase: xdgterm
Version: 0.0.2-1
Description: Launch user's preferred terminal
URL: https://gitlab.com/thayne/xdgterm
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: thayne
Submitter: thayne
FirstSubmitted: 1627975374
LastModified: 1627975374
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xdgterm.tar.gz