xest-window-manager-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xest-window-manager-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 xest-window-manager-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xest-window-manager-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xest-window-manager-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xest-window-manager-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xest-window-manager-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 xest-window-manager-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 770809
Name: xest-window-manager-git
PackageBaseID: 156015
PackageBase: xest-window-manager-git
Version: r152.1ffb126-1
Description: The zesty window manager
URL: https://github.com/jhgarner/Xest-Window-Manager
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jhgarner
Submitter: jhgarner
FirstSubmitted: 1595908106
LastModified: 1595908106
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xest-window-manager-git.tar.gz