xdwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "xdwm" 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 xdwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xdwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 256749
Name: xdwm
PackageBaseID: 55933
PackageBase: xdwm
Version: 6.1p6-2
Description: An extended dynamic window manager for X (dwm fork)
URL: http://github.com/aperezdc/xdwm
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703441826
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: aperez
FirstSubmitted: 1327005220
LastModified: 1450242280
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xdwm.tar.gz