xearth on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "xearth" 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 xearth on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xearth on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 933087
Name: xearth
PackageBaseID: 168839
PackageBase: xearth
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Xearth sets the X root window to an image of the Earth
URL: https://xearth.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: kleintux
FirstSubmitted: 1626013911
LastModified: 1626013911
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xearth.tar.gz